About the Wellington Road Conservation Area
The Wellington Road Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Wirral Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all Grade II. 36 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- 24, Wellington RoadGrade II
- 26, Wellington RoadGrade II
- 42 and 42A Wellington Road including railings and gatepiersGrade II
- 46, Wellington RoadGrade II
- Numbers 28, 30 and 30a Including Railings and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 36, 38 and 40 Including Railings and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 44, 44a and 44b, Including Railings and Gate PiersGrade II
- Railings and Gate Piers to Number 26Grade II
- RedcliffeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWellington Road 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.