About the Prescot Town Centre Conservation Area
The Prescot Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council in 2012. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St 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.
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
- 14, Vicarage PlaceGrade II
- 17, Atherton StreetGrade II
- 2, Derby StreetGrade II
- 2, Vicarage PlaceGrade II
- 21-23 Eccleston StreetGrade II
- 30 Eccleston StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 4 Vicarage PlaceGrade II
- 44-50, Derby StreetGrade II
- 6 Vicarage PlaceGrade II
- Church of Our Lady ImmaculateGrade II
- Former Picture Palace Cinema, PrescotGrade II
- Former town house and Parr's BankGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- Number 10 Including Garden WallGrade II
- Number 11, Including Wall and GatepiersGrade II
- Number 9 With Former Workshop to RearGrade II
- Numbers 52 and 54 (clock Face Public House)Grade II
- Prescot War MemorialGrade II
- Stable Block to North East of Number 54Grade 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
WEBPrescot Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalKnowsley 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 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.