About the Foregate Street and The Tything Conservation Area
The Foregate Street and The Tything Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Worcester City Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 85 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 80 Grade II). The most significant is Britannia House (alice Otley School), 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 Foregate Street and The Tything 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.
- Britannia House (alice Otley School)Grade II*
- City Museum and Library With GatesGrade II*
- Judges Lodgings and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- Shire HallGrade II*
- Whiteladies House at Worcester Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- 1, The TythingGrade II
- 11, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 11, The TythingGrade II
- 12 and 12a, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 12, Barbourne RoadGrade II
- 13, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 13, The TythingGrade II
- 14 and 15, The TythingGrade II
- 14 and 16, Barbourne RoadGrade II
- 15, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 15, Sansome WalkGrade II
- 16, The TythingGrade II
- 17, The TythingGrade II
- 18 and 19, The TythingGrade II
- 18 and 20, Barbourne RoadGrade II
- 19, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Barbourne RoadGrade II
- 20 and 21, The TythingGrade II
- 22, Foregate StreetGrade II
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- 22, The TythingGrade II
- 23, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 23, The TythingGrade II
- 24 and 25, The TythingGrade II
- 24, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 26 and 27, THE TYTHINGGrade II
- 28 and 28a, The TythingGrade II
- 28, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 29 and 30, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 29, The TythingGrade II
- 30 (lamb and Flag Inn) and 31, The TythingGrade II
- 32, The TythingGrade II
- 33, 34 (st John's House) and 35, The TythingGrade II
- 34 and 34a, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 35, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, The TythingGrade II
- 37, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 38, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 38, The TythingGrade II
- 39 (Vinegar House) and attached wall to southGrade II
- 39, The TythingGrade II
- 4 and 5, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 40 and 41, The TythingGrade II
- 40, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 41, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 41a, 42a and 42, The TythingGrade II
- 42, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 43 and 44, The TythingGrade II
- 43, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 45-47, The TythingGrade II
- 45, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 46, Foregate Street and 16, Farrier StreetGrade II
- 48 and 49, The TythingGrade II
- 49, Foregate StreetGrade II
- 5, 5a, 6 and 6a, The TythingGrade II
- 52, The TythingGrade II
- 53 and 54, The TythingGrade II
- 57 and 58, The TythingGrade II
- 6, Barbourne RoadGrade II
- 6, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 61, The TythingGrade II
- 7 and 8, The TythingGrade II
- 7, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- 8, Pierpoint StreetGrade II
- Albany LodgeGrade II
- Chapel to St Oswald's HospitalGrade II
- North Wing Pavilion at Shire HallGrade II
- Paradise HouseGrade II
- Perrin's Hall at Worcester Royal Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Priory House at Worcester Royal Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Queen Elizabeth Almshouses and Adjoining Boundary Walls and GatesGrade II
- Railway BridgeGrade II
- Restdale HouseGrade II
- Rothesay House and Rothesay Lodge With Attached Boundary Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Saracen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- South Wing Pavilion at Shire HallGrade II
- St Oswald's Hospital (almshouses and Chaplain's House)Grade II
- Statue of Queen Victoria Approximately 15 Metres to West of Shire HallGrade II
- The Dragon InnGrade II
- Victoria Institute With Attached Wall, Piers and GatesGrade II
- Worcester Royal Grammar School Eld Hall, Main Building, Attached Gates and Gate PiersGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Foregate StreetPierpoint StreetBarbourne RoadFarrier StreetSansome Walk
The council’s appraisal
WEBForegate Street and The Tything 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.