About the Little Crosby Conservation Area
The Little Crosby Conservation Area covers about 5.0 hectares and was designated by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Little Crosby CA
- 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.
- 11, Little Crosby RoadGrade II
- 18 and 20, LITTLE CROSBY ROADGrade II
- 2 and 4, Little Crosby RoadGrade II
- 24 and 26, Little Crosby RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Little Crosby RoadGrade II
- 9, Little Crosby RoadGrade II
- Cross and Well and Surrounding WallGrade II
- Cross in Estate Boundary Wall of Crosby HallGrade II
- Farm Outbuilding to the South of Heatherlea FarmhouseGrade II
- Heatherlea Farmhouse and Attached Barn to SouthGrade II
- Liverpool Lodge to Crosby HallGrade II
- Medieval Cross Near South-West Boundary of Grounds of Crosby HallGrade II
- Model FarmGrade II
- Smithy (number 1)Grade II
- The Cottage (number 15)Grade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFLittle Crosby 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.