About the Market and Underbanks Conservation Area
The Market and Underbanks Conservation Area covers about 8.1 hectares and was designated by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in 2005. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- 10, Great UnderbankGrade II*
- Former RectoryGrade II*
- Gateway to Parish Church of St Mary and Fountain to SideGrade II*
- Staircase HouseGrade II*
- 1 Great Underbank and 26 and 28 Bridge Street BrowGrade II
- 10-12 Little UnderbankGrade II
- 13 and 15, Great UnderbankGrade II
- 13, Little Underbank, StockportGrade II
- 16 and 18, Great UnderbankGrade II
- 16-26, Little UnderbankGrade II
- 19 and 21, Little UnderbankGrade II
- 19, Great UnderbankGrade II
- 21 and 23, Great UnderbankGrade II
- 23 and 25, Little UnderbankGrade II
- 24-28, Great UnderbankGrade II
- 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 26 AND 27, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 34, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, Park StreetGrade II
- 7, 9 and 11, MillgateGrade II
- 78 and 80, ChurchgateGrade II
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 and 11, Little UnderbankGrade II
Show all 41 listed buildings ↓All 41 listed buildings
- 96, ChurchgateGrade II
- Bakers Vaults Public HouseGrade II
- Bank ChambersGrade II
- Boars Head HotelGrade II
- Bulls Head Public HouseGrade II
- Former Angel InnGrade II
- Former King's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- FORMER UNION BANK, No. 15 BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Market HallGrade II
- Nos. 28 AND 28A, MARKET PLACEGrade II
- Nos. 30 AND 32, GREAT UNDERBANKGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- Portion of Town Wall to Rear of Numbers 9 to 13 Town WallGrade II
- St Petersgate BridgeGrade II
- The Arden ArmsGrade II
- The Farm Produce HallGrade II
- The White Lion HotelGrade 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
WEBMarket and Underbanks Conservation Area AppraisalStockport 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 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.