About the Upper King Street Conservation Area
The Upper King Street Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Bank of England Trustee Savings Bank, 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.
- Bank of England Trustee Savings BankGrade I
- Estate ExchangeGrade II*
- Former Midland BankGrade II*
- Former National Westminster Bank on Corner at Junction With Spring GardensGrade II*
- Former Reform Club Manchester ClubGrade II*
- Manchester Law LibraryGrade II*
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II*
- 1, BOOTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, Kennedy StreetGrade II
- 12, Mosley StreetGrade II
- 41, Spring GardensGrade II
- 43 and 45, Spring GardensGrade II
- 47, Spring GardensGrade II
- 49, Spring GardensGrade II
- 60 AND 62, SPRING GARDENS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 66 and 68, Fountain StreetGrade II
- 73 and 75, Princess StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86 King Street and 27 and 29 Pall MallGrade II
- Atlas ChambersGrade II
- BarclaysGrade II
- Chancery ChambersGrade II
- Colwyn ChambersGrade II
- Former Lloyds BankGrade II
- Former Manchester and Salford Trustee Savings BankGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Harvest HouseGrade II
- Lombard ChambersGrade II
- Massey ChambersGrade II
- No. 74, KING STREETGrade II
- Northern Stock ExchangeGrade II
- Pall Mall Court, Including Raised Piazza and Podium to the West SideGrade II
- Princes ChambersGrade II
- Prudential Assurance OfficeGrade II
- Ship Canal HouseGrade II
- Vine InnGrade II
- Waldorf HouseGrade 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
WEBUpper King 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.