About the Churchtown Conservation Area
The Churchtown Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Wyre Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Helen, 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.
- Church of St HelenGrade I
- Barn North-West of Old VicarageGrade II
- Churchgate CottageGrade II
- Churchgate HouseGrade II
- Coach House Abutting Churchyard Wall of St Helens, To East of North EntranceGrade II
- Cross North-East of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Cross Shaft South of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Group of 2 Headstones Against East Wall of Vestry of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Group of 6 Headstones Against South Wall of South Chapel of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Group of 8 Headstones North of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone Against East Wall of South Chapel of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone East of Vestry of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone North of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone North of Vestry of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone North-East of Vestry of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Headstone North-East of Vestry of Church of St HelenGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Post OfficeGrade II
- Manor House and Manor CottageGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- Pair of Cottages to North of Muncroft HouseGrade II
- Sunday School South of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Sundial South of Church of St HelenGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurchtown Conservation Area AppraisalWyre 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 Wyre Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.