About the Wigan Pier, Wigan Conservation Area
The Wigan Pier, Wigan Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings, all 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.
- Bridge Warehouse at East End of Leeds-Liverpool Canal BasinGrade II
- Canal Cottages With Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining Henhurst Lock With Attached Stable to RearGrade II
- Lock 23 on Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
- Pottery BridgeGrade II
- Swan Meadow works office and winding block, Eckersley MillsGrade II
- Swan Meadow works welfare building, Eckersley MillsGrade II
- Swan Meadow works western mill number 1, Eckersley MillsGrade II
- Swan Meadow works western mill number 2, Eckersley MillsGrade II
- Swan Meadow works western mill number 3, Eckersley MillsGrade II
- Trencherfield MillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWigan Pier, Wigan Conservation Area AppraisalWigan 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 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.