About the All Saints, Whitefield Conservation Area
The All Saints, Whitefield Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in 2004. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Bury borough HMOChange of use
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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Gateway and Piers to North of West End of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Lamp-Post at North West Corner of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Monument to John Munn and Others to South West of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Monument to Joseph Leng and Others to West of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Stand RectoryGrade II
- Whitefield War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAll Saints, Whitefield Conservation Area AppraisalBury Metropolitan Borough 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 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.