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North WestConservation areas in Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
15 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Halewood Village
Designated 1977 · ref. 06/0014/CONS
Rules & recordIngoe Lane
Designated 1978 · ref. 06/0003/CONS
Rules & recordKnowsley Village
Designated 1977 · ref. 06/0006/CONS
Rules & recordNorth Park Road
Designated 2018 · ref. 06/0001/CONS
Rules & recordOld Hall Lane
Designated 1977 · ref. 06/0004/CONS
Rules & recordPrescot Town Centre
Designated 2012 · ref. 06/0015/CONS
Rules & recordRibblers Lane
Designated 1984 · ref. 06/0005/CONS
Rules & recordRoby
Designated 2015 · ref. 06/0008/CONS
Rules & recordSouth Park Road
Designated 1991 · ref. 06/0002/CONS
Rules & recordSt Michaels Church
Designated 2019 · ref. 06/0007/CONS
Rules & recordTarbock Green
Designated 1978 · ref. 06/0012/CONS
Rules & recordTarbock Village
Designated 1978 · ref. 06/0011/CONS
Rules & recordThe Orchard
Designated 2014 · ref. 06/0009/CONS
Rules & recordTown End, Cronton
Designated 2017 · ref. 06/0013/CONS
Rules & recordVictoria Road and Huyton Church Road
Designated 2015 · ref. 06/0010/CONS
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.
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.