About the Grassendale and Cressington Park Conservation Area
The Grassendale and Cressington Park Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Liverpool City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings, all Grade II. 11 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- Land adjacent to Mitford Lodge, at 31 South Road, L19Householder works
- 58 Knowsley Road, L19Householder works
- SALISBURY ROAD, L19Householder works
- Land adjacent to 22 Eaton Road , Liverpool , LI9 0PFHouseholder works
- 26-28 North Road, Liverpool, L19 0LRHouseholder works
- 26-28 North Road, Liverpool, L19 0LRHouseholder works
- Land between Binbrooke and 22 Eaton Road, Liverpool, L19 0PNHouseholder works
- 8 Grosvenor Road, Liverpool, L19 0PLHouseholder works
- Land between "Binbrooke" and 22 Eaton Road, Liverpool, L19 0PWHouseholder works
- Land to rear of 28 North Road, Liverpool, L19 0LRHouseholder works
- Land off Garston Way / Dock Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19Householder works
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, North RoadGrade II
- 11 Street LampsGrade II
- 11, North RoadGrade II
- 15 Street LampsGrade II
- 24 and 26, North RoadGrade II
- 39 and 41, South RoadGrade II
- 4 Gate Piers to the EstateGrade II
- 9 and 11, The EsplanadeGrade II
- AngorfaGrade II
- ArcadiaGrade II
- BeechvilleGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cressington StationGrade II
- Fairholme ScarlettsGrade II
- Gage House NorwoodGrade II
- Gate Piers at Entrance to Cressington ParkGrade II
- Langdale and Holt HouseGrade II
- Lodge to Cressington ParkGrade II
- Mitford LodgeGrade II
- Monksferry HouseGrade II
- NortonGrade II
- OrmistonGrade II
- River BankGrade II
- SouthwoodGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- StapleyGrade II
- Street Lamp Near the Lodge, Inside Cressington ParkGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- Wensted WoodsideGrade II
- WhitehouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Liverpool City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.