About the Middlesbrough Historic Quarter Conservation Area
The Middlesbrough Historic Quarter Conservation Area covers about 5.7 hectares and was designated by Middlesbrough Borough Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is 7 Zetland Road (Webb House), Grade II*.
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.
- 7 Zetland Road (Webb House)Grade II*
- 1 Albert RoadGrade II
- 1 Exchange SquareGrade II
- 1-15 Queens's Terrace, Queen's SquareGrade II
- 11 and 13 Zetland RoadGrade II
- 2,3 and 4, Exchange PlaceGrade II
- 38 and 40 Albert RoadGrade II
- Cleveland BuildingsGrade II
- Exchange House, Former Middlesbrough Head Post OfficeGrade II
- Former Midland BankGrade II
- Former Trustee Savings BankGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Boundary/retaining Walls to Railway Station Forecourt, Including Commercial PremisesGrade II
- Gibson House including area walls, piers and railingsGrade II
- Lloyds Bank ChambersGrade II
- Monument to H.W.F. BolckowGrade II
- New Exchange BuildingsGrade II
- Nos. 2, 2a, 4 and Zetland BuildingsGrade II
- Queens SquareGrade II
- Railway Station With Shops, Offices and Two BridgesGrade II
- Zetland HotelGrade 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
WEBMiddlesbrough Historic Quarter Conservation Area AppraisalMiddlesbrough Borough 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 Middlesbrough Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.