About the Castlefield Conservation Area
The Castlefield Conservation Area covers about 54 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters House, Grade I. 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.
- 2018 HMO Article 4 DirectionChange of use
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.
- Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters HouseGrade I
- Old Warehouse to North of Former Liverpool Road Railway StationGrade I
- Railway Bridge Over River Irwell to Former Liverpool Road StationGrade I
- Church of St GeorgeGrade II*
- 123, Liverpool RoadGrade II
- 29-41, Liverpool RoadGrade II
- Albert Warehouse Quay on West Side Fronting River Irwell Victoria WarehouseGrade II
- Bridgewater Canal Basin at Potato WharfGrade II
- Castlefield Information CentreGrade II
- Castlefield Railway Viaduct From G-Mex to Dawson StreetGrade II
- Churchyard Walls, Gate Piers and Gates at Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Colonnaded Railway Viaduct at Former Liverpool Road Goods DepotGrade II
- Electricity Junction Box in Castlefield canal basin, ManchesterGrade II
- Electricity Junction Box on Castle Street, ManchesterGrade II
- Former Canal Flour MillsGrade II
- Former Commercial HotelGrade II
- Former Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Former Grape Street railway bonded warehouseGrade II
- Former Market HallGrade II
- Former St Matthews Sunday SchoolGrade II
- Hulme Lock Branch CanalGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Beside South West Corner of Number 330 DeansgateGrade II
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street WarehouseGrade II
- Merchants WarehouseGrade II
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- Middle Warehouse, At Former Castle Field Goods YardGrade II
- Museum of Science and Industry, Air and Space MuseumGrade II
- Pair of Culvert Arches Over River Medlock and Associated Overflow ChannelGrade II
- Power Hall of Museum of Science and IndustryGrade II
- Railway Viaduct Linking Bridge Over Irwell to Liverpool Road StationGrade II
- Railway Viaduct Over River Irwell Leading to Lower Byrom Street WarehouseGrade II
- Rochdale Canal Lock Number 92 and Castle Street BridgeGrade II
- St Johns College of Further EducationGrade II
- The Giants BasinGrade 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
WEBCastlefield 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.