About the Leek Conservation Area
The Leek Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 93 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 88 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Leek 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.
- Parish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Church of St LukeGrade II*
- GreystonesGrade II*
- Nicholson Institute and Leek College of Further EducationGrade II*
- Parish Church of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 1, Overton BankGrade II
- 10, Derby StreetGrade II
- 10, Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, Haywood StreetGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, Derby StreetGrade II
- 15, Derby StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 19, St Edwards StreetGrade II
- 2, Overton BankGrade II
- 2,2a and 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 2,3 and 4, Clerk BankGrade II
- 21 and 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23 and 25, Derby StreetGrade II
- 23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24, Market PlaceGrade II
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- 27-33, London StreetGrade II
- 29,29a and 29b, Queen StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Bath StreetGrade II
- 35-41, London StreetGrade II
- 38-46, King StreetGrade II
- 39, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 43-51, London StreetGrade II
- 47, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Sheep MarketGrade II
- 5, Dog LaneGrade II
- 54, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 56 and 58, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 60, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 62, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 64, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 69 and 71, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 70 and 72, St Edward StreetGrade II
- 8,10 and 12, Sheep MarketGrade II
- 9 and 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9-12, Overton BankGrade II
- Albion MillGrade II
- Ash Almshouses, Retaining Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Bird in Hand Public HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Society of Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Cross in Churchyard to South East of Church of St EdwardGrade II
- Clerk Bank HouseGrade II
- Cottages to Rear of Numbers 53 and 55 Northern RangeGrade II
- Cottages to Rear of Numbers 53 and 55 Southern RangeGrade II
- Cross in Churchyard to South of Church of St EdwardGrade II
- Cross Street MillsGrade II
- Ferne-Lea and Cranford and Attached WallGrade II
- Ford HouseGrade II
- Former Grammar SchoolGrade II
- FoxloweGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall of the Big MillGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers of GreystonesGrade II
- Garden Wall of Ford HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls of St Edwards VicarageGrade II
- Gate Piers, Railings and Gates of Nicholson InstituteGrade II
- Hargreaves SchoolGrade II
- HighbarnGrade II
- Lamp Standard in Centre of Market PlaceGrade II
- London MillGrade II
- Lych Gate, Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St EdwardGrade II
- Market CrossGrade II
- Maude InstituteGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Numbers 2, 3 and 4 Gaunt BuildingsGrade II
- Overton Bank HouseGrade II
- Police Station and Superintendents House Including Stables and Boundary WallGrade II
- Public ConveniencesGrade II
- Roebuck InnGrade II
- Society of Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- Spout HallGrade II
- St Edward's War Memorial, LeekGrade II
- St Edwards VicarageGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Market PlaceGrade II
- The Big MillGrade II
- The Quiet Woman Public HouseGrade II
- The Red Lion HotelGrade II
- The Swan HotelGrade II
- The Unicorn Public HouseGrade II
- The Wilkes Head InnGrade II
- Victoria BuildingsGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Wellington MillGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
St Edward StreetMarket PlaceDerby StreetLondon StreetStockwell StreetBath StreetChurch StreetDog LaneHaywood StreetKing StreetQueen StreetSt Edwards Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBLeek Conservation Area AppraisalStaffordshire Moorlands District 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 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.