About the Lancaster - Williamson Park Conservation Area
The Lancaster - Williamson Park Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Lancaster City Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Ashton Memorial, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Lancaster - Williamson Park CA
- 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.
- Ashton MemorialGrade I
- Bridge Over the LakeGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Walls to Williamson ParkGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Walls to Williamson ParkGrade II
- GolgothaGrade II
- Golgotha With Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- Golgotha With Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- Golgotha With Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- Golgotha With Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- Lodge to Williamson ParkGrade II
- Lodge to Williamson ParkGrade II
- Row of Outhouses Approximately 3 Metres to Rear of Numbers 3-10 (consecutive) GolgothaGrade II
- The Palm HouseGrade II
- Tower Approximately 100 Metres South of the Ashton MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLancaster - Williamson Park Conservation Area AppraisalLancaster City 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 Lancaster City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.