About the Bridge Street Conservation Area
The Bridge Street Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Warrington Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 the Holy TrinityGrade II*
- 10, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 16, 18 and 20, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 22-24, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 39 and 41 and 43, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 45, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 8, Bridge StreetGrade II
- Barclay's BankGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Royal Oak Public House and Nos 109 to 113Grade II
- Statue of Oliver CromwellGrade II
- Telephone Kiosks at East End of Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- The Feathers Public HouseGrade II
- The Lion HotelGrade II
- The Old AcademyGrade II
- Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- Warrington CenotaphGrade II
- Woolworth'sGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBridge Street Conservation Area AppraisalWarrington 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 Warrington Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.