About the Old Sunderland Riverside Conservation Area
The Old Sunderland Riverside Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares within Sunderland City Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Phoenix Hall, Grade I. 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.
- Phoenix HallGrade I
- 10, Church Street EastGrade II*
- 11, Church Street EastGrade II*
- 170, 171 and 173, High Street WestGrade II
- 176, HIGH STREET WEST (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 49 AND 50, HIGH STREET EAST (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 51, High Street EastGrade II
- Bonded Warehouse Premises of Thomas Maughan (rose Line) at Nz 4017 5734Grade II
- Sunderland ExchangeGrade II
- The Bridge HotelGrade II
- Warehouse on Wylam Wharf, Premises of Rose Line Limited at Nz 4025 5736Grade 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.