About the Slyne-with-Hest Conservation Area
The Slyne-with-Hest Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by Lancaster City Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Manor House, Grade II*.
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.
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- 136, Slyne RoadGrade II
- Ashton HouseGrade II
- Cross Keys and Adjoining BarnGrade II
- Gatepiers to Manor HouseGrade II
- Little GrangeGrade II
- Milestone 25 Metres North of Manor House at Ngr Sd 477 660Grade II
- Pinfold, To South of Junction With Throstle GroveGrade II
- Slyne GrangeGrade II
- Slyne Lodge HotelGrade II
- Stocks and Stone Seat, At Junction With Throstle GroveGrade 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
WEBSlyne-with-Hest 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.