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12 conservation areas and 3 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ainsworth Village
Designated 1973 · ref. CA001
Rules & recordAll Saints, Whitefield
Designated 2004 · ref. CA002
Rules & recordBrooksbottoms and Rowlands
Designated 1975 · ref. CA003
Rules & recordBury Town Centre
Designated 2005 · ref. CA004
Rules & recordHolcombe Village
Designated 2011 · ref. CA005
Rules & recordMount Pleasant
Designated 1974 · ref. CA006
Rules & recordPoppythorn, Prestwich
Designated 2004 · ref. CA007
Rules & recordPot Green, Holcombe Brook
Designated 2004 · ref. CA008
Rules & recordRamsbottom
Designated 2007 · ref. CA009
Rules & recordSt. Mary's, Prestwich
Designated 1993 · ref. CA010
Rules & recordSummerseat
Designated 1975 · ref. CA011
Rules & recordWalmersley
Designated 2003 · ref. CA012
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Bury borough HMO (16 July 2026)
- Holcombe Village (31 July 2017)
- St. Mary's, Prestwich (1 October 2009)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.