About the Mawdsley Street/Nelson Square Conservation Area
The Mawdsley Street/Nelson Square Conservation Area covers about 3.0 hectares and was designated by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Mawdsley Street/Nelson Square CA
- 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.
- 20, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 22, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 23, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 28, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 37, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- CenotaphGrade II
- Former County CourtGrade II
- Former County Grammar School With Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Former Turkish BathsGrade II
- Mawdsley HallGrade II
- Nelson HouseGrade II
- Numbers 25 and 27 Including Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Railings and Walls to Underground Public ConveniencesGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick With Attached PresbyteryGrade II
- Statue of Samuel CromptonGrade 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.