About the Church Street Conservation Area
The Church Street Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares and was designated by Warrington Borough Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Elphin, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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 ElphinGrade II*
- Cromwell HouseGrade II*
- 131 (now Part of Ring O' Bells) and 133 (church House)Grade II
- 135 and 137, Church StreetGrade II
- 25-31, Church StreetGrade II
- 86 and 86a, Church StreetGrade II
- Bull's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Cobbles at Entrance to St Elphin's, And PavementGrade II
- Former National School (now Camping Equipment Showroom)Grade II
- Gateway to Church of St ElphinGrade II
- General Wolfe Public HouseGrade II
- Marquis of Granby Public House and Sykes Shoe RepairsGrade II
- Ring O' Bells Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurch 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.