About the Deansgate Conservation Area
The Deansgate Conservation Area covers about 8.8 hectares and was designated by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings, all 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.
- 25, Market StreetGrade II
- Group of 4 K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Market HallGrade II
- Group of four K6 Telephone kiosks in front of former Post OfficeGrade II
- Market Hall and All Ground Floor ShopsGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Nos. 26-28, BRADSHAWGATEGrade II
- Nos. 79 and 81, DEANSGATEGrade II
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- Victoria Hall and Victoria BuildingsGrade II
- Yates Wine LodgeGrade 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.