About the Ashbrooke, Sunderland Conservation Area
The Ashbrooke, Sunderland Conservation Area covers about 82 hectares and was designated by Sunderland City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George With Trininty and St James With Hall, Walls and Gates, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
- Church of St George With Trininty and St James With Hall, Walls and GatesGrade II*
- 1-15 Grange Crescent (terrace) With Steps and HandrailsGrade II
- 1-24, Park Place EastGrade II
- 1-24, Park Place WestGrade II
- 1-29, Thornhill TerraceGrade II
- 1-9 the Esplanade (terrace) With Steps and HandrailsGrade II
- 11, Mowbray RoadGrade II
- 17-23, Saint Bede's TerraceGrade II
- 2-15, THE OAKS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Bede TowerGrade II
- Carlton HouseGrade II
- Christ Church Including Attached Vestry and Verger's HouseGrade II
- Church House to Church of St JohnGrade II
- Church of St John and Attached HallGrade II
- Churchyard Walls and Gates North and East of Church of St JohnGrade II
- Douro Terrace Including Douro House (no. 7) With Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Forecourt and Side Railings to St George's HouseGrade II
- Gray HouseGrade II
- Langham Tower (Sunderland High School)Grade II
- Lodge to North West of Westburn House (st Anthony's Secondary School)Grade II
- Numbers 1-16 With Attached HandrailsGrade II
- Numbers 1-6 (consecutive) Including Coach House to Number 6Grade II
- Park Road Methodist Church With School, Walls and Gates AttachedGrade II
- Piers and Walls to North of Westburn House (st Anthony's Secondary School)Grade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Piers at North EndGrade II
- St George's House With Attached Steps, Railings and Yard WallsGrade II
- The Croft, Formerly Tonstall School Tonstall SchoolGrade II
- Walls, Piers and Gates to Gray HouseGrade II
- Walls, Railings and Gates to Christ ChurchGrade II
- War Memorial South of Christ ChurchGrade II
- Wearside Masonic Temple With Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
- West Hendon HouseGrade II
- West Lodge, Tunstall School (senior Section) With Attached Garden WallGrade II
- West Park United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Westburn House (st Anthony's Secondary School)Grade 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
WEBAshbrooke, Sunderland Conservation Area AppraisalSunderland 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 Sunderland City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.