About the Bradshaw Chapel, Bolton Conservation Area
The Bradshaw Chapel, Bolton Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II). The most significant is Lea Gate Farmhouse, Grade II*. 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.
- Lea Gate FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn to north west of Lea Gate FarmhouseGrade II
- Rigby CottagesGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Tower to Former Church of St MaxentiusGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.