About the Sidbury and Fort Royal Conservation Area
The Sidbury and Fort Royal Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Worcester City Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 53 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 52 Grade II). The most significant is The Commandery, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- The CommanderyGrade I
- 1 and 2, Battenhall PlaceGrade II
- 1 and 2, Green Hill Bath RoadGrade II
- 1 and 2, Rose HillGrade II
- 1 and 3, London RoadGrade II
- 1-3, Rose TerraceGrade II
- 101, 103 and 105, SidburyGrade II
- 107, SidburyGrade II
- 11 and 11a Green HillGrade II
- 11, 13 and 15, Bath RoadGrade II
- 111 and 113, SidburyGrade II
- 115, SidburyGrade II
- 117, SidburyGrade II
- 13-19, Victoria PlaceGrade II
- 14 and 15, Green Hill London RoadGrade II
- 16 and 18, Bath RoadGrade II
- 17, Bath RoadGrade II
- 2-5 Green Hill London Road and attached railings to 2, 4 and 5Grade II
- 21, London Road, with attached railings and gateGrade II
- 3, 4 and 5, Green Hill Bath RoadGrade II
- 4 and 6, London RoadGrade II
- 57, London RoadGrade II
- 6-10 and attached railings to 6, 7, 8 and 9 Green Hill London RoadGrade II
- 6, Bath RoadGrade II
Show all 53 listed buildings ↓All 53 listed buildings
- 6, Green Hill Bath RoadGrade II
- 63, London RoadGrade II
- 64, London RoadGrade II
- 65, London RoadGrade II
- 66, London RoadGrade II
- 67, London RoadGrade II
- 68, London RoadGrade II
- 7-12, Victoria PlaceGrade II
- 70, London RoadGrade II
- 72, LONDON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 74, London RoadGrade II
- 75, London RoadGrade II
- 79-87, London RoadGrade II
- 87 and 89, SidburyGrade II
- 91-99, SidburyGrade II
- AbbeyfieldGrade II
- Haresfield HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk K6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Sidbury and London RoadGrade II
- Loch Ryan HotelGrade II
- Nos 16 and 17, Green HillGrade II
- Nos 19, 21 and 23 and Attached Wall to No 19Grade II
- Nos 31 and 33 and Attached Railings and GatesGrade II
- Park House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Red Lion InnGrade II
- Rose Bank HouseGrade II
- Rose Hill HouseGrade II
- Rose HouseGrade II
- Rose LawnGrade II
- South HayesGrade 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
WEBSidbury and Fort Royal 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.