About the Ancoats Conservation Area
The Ancoats Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (7 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Beehive Mill, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ancoats CA
- 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.
- Beehive MillGrade II*
- Daily Express BuildingGrade II*
- Decker Mill Old MillGrade II*
- Doubling Mill Fireproof MillGrade II*
- New MillGrade II*
- Paragon MillGrade II*
- Royal MillGrade II*
- Crown and Kettle Public HouseGrade II
- Derros BuildingGrade II
- Former Church of St PeterGrade II
- Former doctor's surgeryGrade II
- Former Warehouse and Offices of Old Mill, Decker Mill, And New MillGrade II
- Little MillGrade II
- Rochdale Canal Lock Number 82, To East of Great Ancoats StreetGrade II
- Rochdale Canal Retaining Wall on South Side of Redhill Street, West of Union Street BridgeGrade II
- Sedgwick Mill (to West of Junction With Murray Street)Grade II
- Union Street BridgeGrade II
- Victoria SquareGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAncoats Conservation Area AppraisalManchester 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 Manchester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.