About the Garstang Conservation Area
The Garstang Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Wyre Borough Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 14 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.
- 11, 12 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- Arts CentreGrade II
- Canal Bridge (number 62)Grade II
- Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Coffee InnGrade II
- Cross Base With Part of Shaft, West of Tower of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Garstang BridgeGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Nos 44 and 45 With Mounting BlockGrade II
- Outbuilding Behind Market HouseGrade II
- Royal Oak HotelGrade 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
WEBGarstang 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.