About the Bury Town Centre Conservation Area
The Bury Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Saint Mary, 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.
- Parish Church of Saint MaryGrade I
- Bury War MemorialGrade II*
- War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli GardensGrade II*
- 1, Manchester RoadGrade II
- 12-16, Market StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Market StreetGrade II
- 2-10, Market StreetGrade II
- 2-14, Manchester RoadGrade II
- 2-8, Bank StreetGrade II
- 3, Manchester RoadGrade II
- Art Gallery and LibraryGrade II
- Art Picture HouseGrade II
- Athenaeum ClubGrade II
- Bank ChambersGrade II
- Bury School of Arts and CraftsGrade II
- Bury Transport MuseumGrade II
- Castle ArmouryGrade II
- Church of Saint MarieGrade II
- Church RoomsGrade II
- Derby HallGrade II
- Former Barclays BankGrade II
- Kay Monument at Kay GardensGrade II
- Nos. 15-19, SILVER STREET and No. 5, BROAD STREETGrade II
- Nos. 2-20, ST MARYS PLACEGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Old White LionGrade II
- Railings at West End of Street and Railings to Steps Down to Railway LevelGrade II
- Statue of Sir Robert PeelGrade II
- The Two Tubs InnGrade II
- Union BuildingsGrade 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
WEBBury Town Centre 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.