About the Victoria Park Conservation Area
The Victoria Park Conservation Area covers about 41 hectares and was designated by Manchester City Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Former First Church of Christ, Scientist, 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.
- Former First Church of Christ, ScientistGrade I
- 2, Conyngham RoadGrade II
- Addison TerraceGrade II
- Arched Gateway to Former First Church of Christ, ScientistGrade II
- Brook House (former Park View) and associated entrance walls and piersGrade II
- Buckingham CrescentGrade II
- Buckingham CrescentGrade II
- Buckingham CrescentGrade II
- Church of St ChrysostomGrade II
- Dalton Hall With Attached Forecourt WallsGrade II
- Denison HouseGrade II
- EaglesfieldGrade II
- Greygarth HallGrade II
- High ElmsGrade II
- Hume Hall, Hall of Residence, University of Manchester (original Portion)Grade II
- Langdale Hall and Attached Former Coach HouseGrade II
- MarylandsGrade II
- NewburyGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- St Anselm HallGrade II
- SummervilleGrade II
- The Rampant Lion Public House and Attached Screen WallGrade II
- Victoria Park HotelGrade II
- Ward HallGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBVictoria Park 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.