About the Riverside Conservation Area
The Riverside Conservation Area covers about 393 hectares and was designated by Worcester City Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Powick Mills, 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.
- Powick MillsGrade II*
- 184-190, Henwick RoadGrade II
- 196-202, Henwick RoadGrade II
- 2, North ParadeGrade II
- 214, Henwick RoadGrade II
- 218, Henwick RoadGrade II
- 4-10, The MoorsGrade II
- 4-40, Severn TerraceGrade II
- 5-13, Bridge Street and 2, Quay StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, Bromwich RoadGrade II
- Band HouseGrade II
- Bennetts Farmhouse With Attached Outbuildings and Barn to North SideGrade II
- Brown's RestaurantGrade II
- Coach House and Stable at the CedarsGrade II
- Diglis HotelGrade II
- Electricity Junction Box, Hylton RoadGrade II
- Farm Building (incorporating St Cuthbert's Chapel) East of Bennett's Farmhouse (not Included)Grade II
- FountainGrade II
- Gascoyne House (flat Nos 1-7 Consecutive)Grade II
- John Gwynn HouseGrade II
- Lock CottagesGrade II
- Merchants HouseGrade II
- Severn View HotelGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The Wheatsheaf InnGrade II
- Worcester BridgeGrade II
- Workshops on Diglis Island, River SevernGrade 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
WEBRiverside 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.