About the Deansgate and Peter Street Conservation Area
The Deansgate and Peter Street Conservation Area covers about 7.4 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is John Rylands Library and Attached Railings, Gates and Lamp Standards`, Grade I.
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.
- John Rylands Library and Attached Railings, Gates and Lamp Standards`Grade I
- Free Trade HallGrade II*
- 184 and 186, DeansgateGrade II
- Albert Memorial HallGrade II
- Elliot HouseGrade II
- Former Entrance to Deansgate Goods Station Including Numbers 223 to 233Grade II
- Harvester HouseGrade II
- Masonic TempleGrade II
- Onward BuildingsGrade II
- Royal London HouseGrade II
- Royale ClubGrade II
- Sawyers Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Sunlight HouseGrade II
- The Opera HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDeansgate and Peter Street 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.