About the Walton on the Hill Conservation Area
The Walton on the Hill Conservation Area covers about 7.4 hectares and was designated by Liverpool City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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.
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 MaryGrade II
- Hearse House to Right of Entrance to ChurchyardGrade II
- Mortuary to Right of Entrance to ChurchyardGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Sandstone Wall All Round Churchyard, With One Entrance on County Road, One at the Junction of County Road and Church Lane, And One on Walton Village.Grade II
- Sundial in Churchyard 10 Metres South of South Porch of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- The Old Rectory (now Part of High School)Grade 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.