About the Didsbury St James Conservation Area
The Didsbury St James Conservation Area covers about 60 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only), Grade II*. 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.
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.
- Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only)Grade II*
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- The Towers (shirley Institute)Grade II*
- 1, THE GROVE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11 AND 13, THE GROVE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 15 and 17, Millgate LaneGrade II
- 18 and 20, Stenner LaneGrade II
- 40, Kingston RoadGrade II
- 803 and 805, Wilmslow RoadGrade II
- 807 and 809, Wilmslow RoadGrade II
- Broome HouseGrade II
- Development Education Project CentreGrade II
- Didsbury HotelGrade II
- Didsbury Methodist Church of St PaulGrade II
- Entrance Gateway of Fletcher Moss Art GalleryGrade II
- Fletcher Moss Art GalleryGrade II
- Lodge to Didsbury LodgeGrade II
- Lodge to the Towers (shirley Institute) and Attached GatepierGrade II
- Nos. 7-13, MILLGATE LANEGrade II
- Nos. 844 and 846, WILMSLOW ROADGrade II
- Old Chapel Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityGrade II
- Park End HouseGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Philip Godlee LodgeGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Pine HouseGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 2 Metres From South Wall of Church of St JamesGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The GroveGrade II
- Walls and Gate Piers at Entrance to Didsbury LodgeGrade II
- Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to Didsbury Methodist Church of St PaulGrade II
- WILMSLOW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- WILMSLOW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- WILMSLOW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Ye Olde Cock InnGrade 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
WEBDidsbury St James 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.