About the Rainhill Area 1 Conservation Area
The Rainhill Area 1 Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares within St Helens Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 6 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 Rainhill Area 1 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.
- Church of St Ann With Lych Gate and Churchyard WallGrade II
- Men of Rainhill War Memorial CrossGrade II
- Milestone on Skew BridgeGrade II
- Rainhill Railway Station including associated boundary walls, step-retaining walls, western footbridge, and signal boxGrade II
- Skew BridgeGrade II
- The Millennium Centre (formerly St Ann's Church School)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRainhill Area 1 Conservation Area AppraisalSt Helens 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 St Helens Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.