About the St Pauls Conservation Area
The St Pauls Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 18 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.
- 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.
- 1-8, Mount Royd Bd8Grade II
- 10, 11 and 12 Ashdowne PlaceGrade II
- 11, 13 and 15 Skinner Lane BD8Grade II
- 265-283 Manningham Lane and including Blenheim Mount 2 Blenheim RoadGrade II
- 286, Manningham Lane Bd8Grade II
- 5, 6 and 7, East Squire LaneGrade II
- 8 and 9 Ashdowne PlaceGrade II
- Balustrade and Steps to Private Gardens on South Side of Road to Numbers 1 to 8 (consecutively) and Approximately 27 Yards of Balustrade on West Side of Road From Junction With Parkfield RoadGrade II
- Bradford College Bolton RoydGrade II
- Church of St Paul and St JudeGrade II
- Main Block Fronting Road to Bradford Children's HospitalGrade II
- Main Block to St Paul's School and School Houses Including Numbers 5 and 7 Church StreetGrade II
- Manningham Old Manor HouseGrade II
- OakhurstGrade II
- Parkfield HouseGrade II
- Stone Gate Piers to South of Number 6 Fronting RoadGrade II
- The former Spotted House Public HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade 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 Pauls Conservation Area AppraisalCity of Bradford Metropolitan District 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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.