About the Mossley Hill Conservation Area
The Mossley Hill Conservation Area covers about 96 hectares and was designated by Liverpool City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Matthew and St James, Grade II*. 20 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 22 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- "The Wheel House", 10 Elmsley Road, Liverpool, L18 8AZHouseholder works
- 2 Carnatic Road, L17Householder works
- 8 Elmsley Road L18Householder works
- Beeclyn, North Mossley Hill Rd L18Householder works
- Coach House rear of Ravenscroft, St Annes Road, L17Householder works
- Dale Hall, Elmswood Road, Liverpool, L18 8DQHouseholder works
- Former Garden Nursery , Carnatic Road , Liverpool , L18 8BYHouseholder works
- Former Garden Nursery, Carnatic Road, Liverpool, L18 8BYHouseholder works
- Former stables 'Underlea' North Sudley Road, L17Householder works
- Holmstead Lodge, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18Householder works
- Land betwwen 'Eastfield' and 'Eastcroft' Palmerston Road, L18Householder works
- Lower School Site, Liverpool College, Queens Drive, Liverpool, L18Householder works
- LYNDHURST AVENUE, L18Householder works
- Mary Mount, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18 8BLHouseholder works
- Mary Mount, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18 8BPHouseholder works
- Quendale North Mossley Hill Road L18Householder works
- Rochmount, St Annes Crescent, L17Householder works
- The Holmstead, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18 8BLHouseholder works
- The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(1)) Direction 2020Householder works
- Upper School Site, Liverpool College, North Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18Householder 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.
- Church of St Matthew and St JamesGrade II*
- University Hostel and Greenbank HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Rose LaneGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Piers at St Saviour's ConventGrade II
- Holmstead CottageGrade II
- Holmstead LodgeGrade II
- Mosslake Lodge VicarageGrade II
- Mossley Hill Hospital (original House Only)Grade II
- QuendaleGrade II
- RockbankGrade II
- Sudley LodgeGrade II
- Sudley Museum and Art GalleryGrade II
- The Holmstead (including terrace formerly listed separately)Grade II
- Township Boundary StoneGrade II
- Wall, Entrances and Drinking Fountain to Church of St Matthew and JamesGrade II
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.