About the Rotherham Town Centre Conservation Area
The Rotherham Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Chapel of Our Lady, 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.
- Chapel of Our LadyGrade I
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Rotherham BridgeGrade I
- 25 and 27, High StreetGrade II*
- 12, WellgateGrade II
- 29,29a, High StreetGrade II
- 31, BridgegateGrade II
- 59 and 61, Moorgate StreetGrade II
- 7,9, WestgateGrade II
- Cutlers ArmsGrade II
- Imperial BuildingsGrade II
- Lamp Standard Set on Garden Wall Opposite Junction With Mansfield RoadGrade II
- Office Premises of George Wright (rotherham) LtdGrade II
- Old School of Science and ArtGrade II
- Remains of the College of Jesus Now Encased Within No 23 College Street and Nos 2, 2a, 4, 6 and 8 Effingham StreetGrade II
- Talbot Lane Methodist ChurchGrade II
- The Blue Coat (Former Charity School)Grade II
- The Factory ShopGrade II
- Town Hall Including County Juvenile Court Town Hall Assembly Rooms and No 33 Effingham StreetGrade II
- Williams and Glyns BankGrade 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
WEBRotherham Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalRotherham Metropolitan 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 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.