About the Old Sunderland Conservation Area
The Old Sunderland Conservation Area covers about 9.8 hectares and was designated by Sunderland City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Holy Trinity, 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 Old Sunderland 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 Holy TrinityGrade I
- Caretaker's Cottage to Church of Holy Trinity and Attached WallGrade II
- Forecourt Wall and Gate Piers to Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- Forecourt Wall, Piers and Railings to North of Trafalgar Square AlmshousesGrade II
- Forecourt Walls Gate and Railings to Caretaker's Cottage Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland OrphangeGrade II
- Lampholder in Centre of Trafalgar SquareGrade II
- Sunderland East Community Centre, Former Sunderland OrphanageGrade II
- Trafalgar Square Merchant Seamen's AlmshousesGrade II
- Wall to North of Church of Holy Trinity ChurchyardGrade II
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.