About the St Ann's Square Conservation Area
The St Ann's Square Conservation Area covers about 5.9 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Ann, 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.
- Church of St AnnGrade I
- 25, St Ann StreetGrade II*
- Bartons Building Including Barton ArcadeGrade II*
- 105-113, DEANSGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 15 and 17 King StreetGrade II
- 19, King StreetGrade II
- 28, King StreetGrade II
- 33, King StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37 King Street and attached railingsGrade II
- 4-14, KING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 41, South King StreetGrade II
- 54 and 56, King StreetGrade II
- 62, King StreetGrade II
- Allen Monument South of Apse at East End of Church of St AnnGrade II
- Alliance HouseGrade II
- Anglia HouseGrade II
- Boardman Monument South of Apse at East End of Church of St AnnGrade II
- Cobden StatueGrade II
- Deacon Monument North of Apse at East End of Church of St AnnGrade II
- Eagle HouseGrade II
- Mansfield ChambersGrade II
- National HouseGrade II
- No. 16, ST ANN'S SQUAREGrade II
- No. 22, ST ANN'S SQUAREGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- No. 48, KING STREETGrade II
- Nos. 18 AND 20, ST ANNS SQUAREGrade II
- Number 54 and Chop House Public House Thomas's Chop HouseGrade II
- Old ExchangeGrade II
- Royal ExchangeGrade II
- War Memorial (boer War)Grade II
- Warehouse ShopGrade II
- Winters BuildingsGrade 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
WEBSt Ann's Square 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.