About the Wardle Conservation Area
The Wardle Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares and was designated by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- 20 and 22, Knowl Syke StreetGrade II
- 222, RAMSDEN ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Butcher's Shop Globe InnGrade II
- Church of Saint James the ApostleGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Scout Headquarters to North of Wardle Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Vineyard CottagesGrade II
- Wardle Fold Cottage and Attached BarnGrade II
- Wardle House and Whitaker Mill FarmhouseGrade II
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.