About the Sunderland Point Conservation Area
The Sunderland Point Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Lancaster City Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
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.
- 1, The LaneGrade II
- 10, First TerraceGrade II
- 11, First TerraceGrade II
- 13, Second TerraceGrade II
- 14, Second TerraceGrade II
- 15, Second TerraceGrade II
- 16 and 17, Second TerraceGrade II
- 4, First TerraceGrade II
- 5 and 6, First TerraceGrade II
- 8 and 9, First TerraceGrade II
- Cotton Tree CottageGrade II
- Farm Building Adjoining to North of No. 20Grade II
- Mission Church, Sunderland PointGrade II
- No. 21 (old Hall) and No. 22Grade II
- Old Custom HouseGrade II
- Quay Marker Stone Outside Number 20Grade II
- The HavenGrade II
- The Summer HouseGrade II
- Wharf in Front of First Terrace and Gatepier AttachedGrade 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
WEBSunderland Point 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.