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38 conservation areas and 34 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Arkholme
Designated 1981 · ref. 1372
Rules & recordBolton-le-Sands
Designated 1981 · ref. 1386
Rules & recordBorwick
Designated 1973 · ref. 1365
Rules & recordBrookhouse
Designated 1981 · ref. 1383
Rules & recordCantsfield
Designated 1981 · ref. 1373
Rules & recordCarnforth
Designated 2011 · ref. 9704
Rules & recordDolphinholme
Designated 1976 · ref. 1366
Rules & recordGlasson Dock
Designated 1977 · ref. 1367
Rules & recordGreaves Road
Designated 1991 · ref. 1393
Rules & recordGressingham
Designated 1981 · ref. 1369
Rules & recordHalton
Designated 1981 · ref. 1382
Rules & recordHeysham
Designated 1972 · ref. 1360
Rules & recordHornby
Designated 1973 · ref. 1362
Rules & recordLancaster
Designated 2011 · ref. 1391
Rules & recordLancaster - Aldcliffe Road
Designated 1993 · ref. 1394
Rules & recordLancaster - Bath Mill
Designated 1983 · ref. 1387
Rules & recordLancaster - Cannon Hill
Designated 2010 · ref. 9703
Rules & recordLancaster - Lancaster Moor
Designated 1905 · ref. 1390
Rules & recordLancaster - Westfield Memorial Village
Designated 1993 · ref. 1396
Rules & recordLancaster - Williamson Park
Designated 1986 · ref. 1388
Rules & recordMelling
Designated 1981 · ref. 1371
Rules & recordMorecambe
Designated 1991 · ref. 1397
Rules & recordMorecambe West End
Designated 1991 · ref. 1395
Rules & recordNether Burrow
Designated 1981 · ref. 1377
Rules & recordNether Kellet
Designated 1981 · ref. 1374
Rules & recordOver Kellet
Designated 1973 · ref. 1363
Rules & recordOverton
Designated 1981 · ref. 1384
Rules & recordPriest Hutton
Designated 1973 · ref. 1364
Rules & recordSlyne Road
Designated 2009 · ref. 1378
Rules & recordSlyne-with-Hest
Designated 1981 · ref. 1375
Rules & recordSunderland Point
Designated 1981 · ref. 1381
Rules & recordTunstall
Designated 1981 · ref. 1376
Rules & recordWarton
Designated 1972 · ref. 1361
Rules & recordWennington
Designated 1981 · ref. 1370
Rules & recordWhittington
Designated 1981 · ref. 1385
Rules & recordWray
Designated 1981 · ref. 1380
Rules & recordWrayton
Designated 1981 · ref. 1379
Rules & recordYealand Conyers and Redmayne
Designated 1981 · ref. 1368
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 Lancaster City 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.
- Bath Mill (2 June 1986)
- Glasson Dock (1 January 1981)
- Glasson Dock (1 January 1981)
- Glasson Dock (1 January 1981)
- Heysham (17 July 1991)
- Heysham (17 July 1991)
- Lancaster Castle and City (30 November 1990)
- Lancaster Castle and City (30 November 1990)
- Lancaster Castle and City (30 November 1990)
- Lancaster Castle and City (30 November 1990)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Morecambe (8 March 2006)
- Westfield Memorial Village (2 June 1986)
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.