Conservation Areas

A Conservation Area is an area of special historical or architectural interest that the Council intend to preserve or enhance. There are 20 Conservation Areas in Southampton, designated under the powers of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Within a Conservation Area, the council has extra controls over a number of factors including proposals to demolish and construct buildings, and the protection of trees. These controls also effect areas adjacent to Conservation Areas. The Conservation Areas in Southampton are as follows:

Carlton Crescent
Old Town North
Old Town South
Old Town West
Oxford Street
The Avenue
St Anne's
Old Woolston No 1
Old Woolston No 2
Old Woolston No 3
Old Woolston No 4
Bassett Green
Cranbury Place
Canute Road
Itchen Valley
Uplands Estate
St James Road
Ethelburt Avenue
Portswood Residents' Gardens
Oakmount Triangle

An interactive map showing the Conservation Areas can be viewed on Southampton City Council's MapSouthampton web site.

Follow the links below for information about buildings and trees in Conservation Areas, and contact details.

To find out about Southampton City Council's policy on Conservation Areas and development, as outlined in the Local Plan, follow the internal link on the right.

Buildings in Conservation Areas

For advice and guidance on all matters relating to buildings in Conservation Areas in Southampton.

Trees in conservation areas

Information about trees in Conservation Areas.