About the Birkdale Park Conservation Area
The Birkdale Park Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all Grade II. 367 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Southport HMOChange of use
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.
- 13, Lord Street WestGrade II
- 3, Westcliffe RoadGrade II
- 6, Westcliffe RoadGrade II
- Birkdale LodgeGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Drayton HouseGrade II
- Former Kingswood School principal blockGrade II
- Normanhurst Including Front Terrace and RailingsGrade II
- SunnymedeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFBirkdale Park Conservation Area AppraisalSefton 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 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.