About the Middleton Town Centre Conservation Area
The Middleton Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in 2009. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Leonard, Grade I. 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.
- Church of St LeonardGrade I
- Former Queen Elizabeth Old Grammar School and Adjoining Schoolmaster's HouseGrade II*
- Long Street Methodist Church Long Street Methodist Sunday SchoolGrade II*
- Ye Olde Boars Head Public HouseGrade II*
- 33, 35 and 37, Middleton GardensGrade II
- 36, Mellalieu StreetGrade II
- 83-87 Long StreetGrade II
- ArkholmeGrade II
- Former Independent Labour Club, MiddletonGrade II
- Former Infant School Building and Attached Boundary Walls and Railings and Gatepiers and Arched Entrance Gateway at Former Durnford High SchoolGrade II
- Former National SchoolGrade II
- Hillcrest and BriarhillGrade II
- Nos. 51 AND 53, ROCHDALE ROADGrade II
- Providence United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Redcroft and Fencegate and Adjoining Garden WallGrade II
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- Staircase and Exedra in Jubilee ParkGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.