About the Old Market Place Conservation Area
The Old Market Place Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
- 1, 1a and 3 Market Street and 2 Post Office StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Market StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Market StreetGrade II
- 16 Old Market PlaceGrade II
- 2, 2a, 4a and 4, Old Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, Dunham RoadGrade II
- Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Former Orange Tree InnGrade II
- Lloyds Bank, Bank House and No. 7, Old Market PlaceGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- No. 5, MARKET STREETGrade II
- Numbers 2, 4, 6 and Right 3 Bays of 8Grade II
- Old Market TavernGrade II
- Stamford Estates Office and National Trust ShopGrade 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
WEBOld Market Place Conservation Area AppraisalTrafford 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 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.