About the Compton Street Conservation Area
The Compton Street Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Winchester City Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Compton Street CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Compton EndGrade II*
- 7 Tombchests in All Saints Churchyard, 4 10 Metres North of Church to Wilfred Barr and Wife, To George Barr and to George Barr and Wife. 3 at East End to Roger Harris and to Sophia HarrisGrade II
- Barn 2 Metres North of Compton EndGrade II
- Barn 50 Metres North of Manor HouseGrade II
- CherrycroftGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Drovers CottageGrade II
- Gazebo 15 Metres South of Compton EndGrade II
- Linden Cottage the Haven Thyme CottageGrade II
- Parsonage BarnGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Winchester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.