About the St John's Conservation Area
The St John's Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares and was designated by Worcester City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John, 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.
- Church of St JohnGrade II*
- 1 Malvern RoadGrade II
- 1, Bromyard RoadGrade II
- 1, Bull RingGrade II
- 1, St JohnsGrade II
- 10, Bromwich LaneGrade II
- 12, Bromwich LaneGrade II
- 14 and 16, St JohnsGrade II
- 18, St JohnsGrade II
- 20, St JohnsGrade II
- 23, St JohnsGrade II
- 24, St Johns (formerly Angel Inn)Grade II
- 25, St JohnsGrade II
- 27, St JohnsGrade II
- 29, St JohnsGrade II
- 3 and 3a, St JohnsGrade II
- 3 and 5, Bull RingGrade II
- 37, 39, 41 and 41a, St JohnsGrade II
- 40, St JohnsGrade II
- 43-49, St JohnsGrade II
- 5-17, Bromyard RoadGrade II
- 5, St JohnsGrade II
- 59 and 61, St JohnsGrade II
- 6, St JohnsGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- 63, St JohnsGrade II
- 65 and 67, St JohnsGrade II
- 69, St JohnsGrade II
- 7, St JohnsGrade II
- Cedar CourtGrade II
- No 33 and 35 (the Bell)Grade 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
WEBSt John's 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.