About the Burslem Town Centre Conservation Area
The Burslem Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 2022. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is 1, Moorland Road, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Burslem Town Centre Conservation AreaHouseholder works
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.
- 1, Moorland RoadGrade II*
- Former Wedgwood Institute (public Library)Grade II*
- Old Town Hall (burslem Recreation Centre)Grade II*
- 1 and 1a, Queen StreetGrade II
- 36, Market PlaceGrade II
- Burslem Market HallGrade II
- Burslem United Reformed Church (formerly Woodall Memorial Congregational Church)Grade II
- First World War MemorialGrade II
- Former Fountain Place WorksGrade II
- Leopard Public HouseGrade II
- No. 38, MARKET PLACEGrade II
- Nos. 15 and 15A, ST JOHN'S SQUAREGrade II
- Nos. 27 and 29, MARKET PLACEGrade II
- Nos. 36, 38 and 40, QUEEN STREETGrade II
- Pot BankGrade II
- Premises Occupied by National Westminster BankGrade II
- School of ArtGrade II
- The Duke WilliamGrade II
- Town Hall and TheatreGrade 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
WEBBurslem Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalStoke-on-Trent City 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 Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.