About the St. Mary's, Prestwich Conservation Area
The St. Mary's, Prestwich Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares and was designated by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
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.
- St. Mary's, PrestwichHouseholder works
- 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 St MaryGrade I
- Monument to John Brooks to West of Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 38, Church LaneGrade II
- Ashworth Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Barlowe Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Church InnGrade II
- Diggles Table Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Gate Piers and Boundary Walls to Churchyard Of St MaryGrade II
- Grave Slab of James Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Grave Slab of Mary Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hardman Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hearse House in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Holland Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Horsefield Table Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- James Grimshaw Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Mason Family Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Memorial to Fairburn Family to West of Church of St Mary (12 Metres South South West of Memorial to John BrooksGrade II
- Memorial to Lawrence Hollinshed to South of West End of Church of St Mary, Close to South Boundary of ChurchyardGrade II
- Memorial to Slagg Family to West of Church of St Mary (12 Metres North West of Memorial to John Brooks, Qv)Grade II
- Mounting Block by Path Way From East Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Ramsbotham Family Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Scholefeild Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Stone to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Sturgeon Family Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt. Mary's, Prestwich 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.