About the Britannia Square Conservation Area
The Britannia Square Conservation Area covers about 9.3 hectares and was designated by Worcester City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings, all 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.
- 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.
- 1-11, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 1, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 10-13, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 10, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 12 and 14, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 14 and 15, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 16 and 17, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 16 and 18, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 18 and 19, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 2, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 20, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 22, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 23 and 24, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 24 and 26, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 27-33, Albany TerraceGrade II
- 27, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 27a and 27b, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 28 and 29, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 3 and 4, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 30, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 31-33, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 34, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 35 and 36, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 35 and 37, Albany TerraceGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- 38, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 40, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 41, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 44, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 47 and 48 (cumberland House), Britannia SquareGrade II
- 5, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 52 and 52a, Britannia SquareGrade II
- 6 and 7, Britannia SquareGrade II
- Albion HouseGrade II
- Chester HouseGrade II
- Croft House and Attached Outbuilding and Boundary WallGrade II
- Gates and Railings to S Entrance to SpringfieldGrade II
- Ivygate and Attached Boundary Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- No 21 and Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- No 42 and 43 and Attached Wall and Piers to No 42Grade II
- No 49 and Attached Boundary Wall to RearGrade II
- No 50 and Attached Wall to RearGrade II
- No 51 and Piers and Attached Wall to RearGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Nos 20 and 22 and Attached Area Railings to No 22Grade II
- Nos 25 and 26 and Attached Wall to No 25Grade II
- Nos 28 and 30 and Attached Railings to No 30Grade II
- Nos 6 and 8 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- Severn LodgeGrade II
- Springfield (alice Otley School)Grade II
- St Oswald's and Attached WallsGrade II
- The AlbanyGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBritannia Square Conservation Area AppraisalWorcester City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Worcester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.