About the Hamilton Square Conservation Area
The Hamilton Square Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Wirral Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 41 Grade II). The most significant is Numbers 1 to 18 (consecutive) Including Railings to Front, 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.
- Numbers 1 to 18 (consecutive) Including Railings to FrontGrade I
- Numbers 19 to 34 (consecutive) With Railings to FrontGrade I
- Numbers 35 to 50 (consecutive) With Railings to FrontGrade I
- Numbers 51 to 57 (consecutive) With Railings to FrontGrade I
- Numbers 58 to 63 (consecutive) With Railings to Front, Flanking Wall and Gate Piers to North-EastGrade I
- Birkenhead War Memorial (including flagpoles to north and south)Grade II*
- Numbers 1 to 6 (consecutive) With Area Railings AttachedGrade II*
- Old Hsbc Bank BuildingGrade II*
- Town HallGrade II*
- 1-11, Cross Street and 128, Chester StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Market StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Market Street and 75, Albion StreetGrade II
- 17 Brandon StreetGrade II
- 19 21, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 22, ARGYLE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 23-31, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 24 26 28, Hamilton StreetGrade II
- 3-9, Market Street and 90 and 92, Chester StreetGrade II
- 32, 34 and 36, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 38-50, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 42 44, Hamilton StreetGrade II
- 50, Hamilton StreetGrade II
- 56-66, Market StreetGrade II
- 56, Hamilton StreetGrade II
Show all 50 listed buildings ↓All 50 listed buildings
- 6, Duncan StreetGrade II
- 94-126 Chester StreetGrade II
- Edward Vii Memorial Clock TowerGrade II
- Former MewsGrade II
- Former Police Booth and Gate Piers at Woodside Lairage Entrance to Birkenhead DocksGrade II
- Former Stables and Carriage Houses to Numbers 52 to 57 Hamilton SquareGrade II
- Hamilton Square StationGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk on Hamilton Street at junction with Duncan Street, adjacent to Hamilton SquareGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk on Price Street at the corner with Argyle Street, adjacent to Hamilton SquareGrade II
- Monument to Queen VictoriaGrade II
- No. 2A, PRICE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 25 and 27, MARKET STREETGrade II
- Nos. 30, 32 and 34, HAMILTON STREETGrade II
- Numbers 29 to 47 (odd) With Brick Outbuilding to RearGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St WerburghGrade II
- Sessions CourtGrade II
- Shore Road Pumping Station and Boundary Walls Now Attached to New EntranceGrade II
- Sonny's on the SquareGrade II
- St Werburgh's PresbyteryGrade II
- Statue of John LairdGrade II
- The Copperfield Public HouseGrade II
- The River ViewGrade II
- Transit Sheds to South East of Morpeth Branch DockGrade II
- Ventilation Station of the Mersey Road TunnelGrade II
- Wirral Education CentreGrade 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
WEBHamilton Square Conservation Area AppraisalWirral 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 Wirral Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.