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37 conservation areas and 30 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Alexandra Park Edgeley Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. 34
Rules & recordAll Saints
Designated 2005 · ref. 30
Rules & recordBarlow Fold, Romiley
Designated 1997 · ref. 1
Rules & recordBramall Park
Designated 2005 · ref. 28
Rules & recordBramhall Lane South
Designated 2005 · ref. 29
Rules & recordBrook Bottom - Joint designation with High Peak Bo
Designated 1976 · ref. 2
Rules & recordBrooklyn Crescent, Cheadle
Designated 1979 · ref. 3
Rules & recordCale Green Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. 35
Rules & recordChadkirk Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. 36
Rules & recordCheadle Royal Hospital
Designated 1995 · ref. 4
Rules & recordCheadle Village
Designated 1974 · ref. 5
Rules & recordChurch Lane, Romiley
Designated 1996 · ref. 6
Rules & recordCompstall
Designated 1974 · ref. 7
Rules & recordDavenport Park
Designated 1979 · ref. 8
Rules & recordDodge Hill
Designated 1985 · ref. 10
Rules & recordEgerton Road/Frewland Ave, Davenport
Designated 1987 · ref. 9
Rules & recordGatley Village
Designated 1979 · ref. 11
Rules & recordGreave Fold, Romiley
Designated 1996 · ref. 12
Rules & recordGreen Lane
Designated 2005 · ref. 31
Rules & recordHatherlow Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. 37
Rules & recordHeaton Mersey
Designated 1978 · ref. 13
Rules & recordHeaton Moor
Designated 1989 · ref. 14
Rules & recordHillgate
Designated 1992 · ref. 15
Rules & recordHouldsworth
Designated 1981 · ref. 16
Rules & recordMacclesfield Canal
Designated 2000 · ref. 17
Rules & recordMarket and Underbanks
Designated 2005 · ref. 18
Rules & recordMarple Bridge
Designated 1974 · ref. 19
Rules & recordMauldeth Road
Designated 1989 · ref. 20
Rules & recordMellor/Moor End
Designated 1978 · ref. 21
Rules & recordMill Brow
Designated 1978 · ref. 22
Rules & recordPeak Forest Canal
Designated 2000 · ref. 23
Rules & recordSaint Georges
Designated 2005 · ref. 32
Rules & recordSt Peter's
Designated 2005 · ref. 27
Rules & recordStation Road/Winnington Road
Designated 1988 · ref. 24
Rules & recordSwann Lane/Hulme Hall Road/Hill Top Avenue
Designated 1984 · ref. 25
Rules & recordSyddal Park
Designated 2005 · ref. 33
Rules & recordTown Hall
Designated 2005 · ref. 26
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 Stockport 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.
- Alexandra Park (14 April 2010)
- All Saints (12 July 2006)
- Barlow Fold (17 October 2007)
- Bramall Park (1 January 2005)
- Bramhall Lane South (1 January 2005)
- Brook Bottom (17 October 2007)
- Brooklyn Crescent (1 January 1984)
- Brooklyn Crescent (1 January 1984)
- Cale Green Conservation Area (14 April 2010)
- Chadkirk (17 October 2007)
- Cheadle Village (1 January 2006)
- Compstall (14 April 2010)
- Davenport Park (1 January 1980)
- Davenport Park (1 January 1980)
- Egerton Road/Frewland Avenue (12 July 2006)
- Green Lane (12 July 2006)
- Hall Street/Lime Grove (19 October 1984)
- Heaton Mersey (9 April 2008)
- Heaton Moor Road (9 April 2008)
- Hillgate (17 October 2007)
- Marple Bridge (14 April 2010)
- Mauldeth Road (9 April 2008)
- Mentor House (31 December 2019)
- Mill Brow (17 October 2007)
- Mill Brow (1 January 1982)
- Saint Georges (12 July 2006)
- Station Road/Winnington Road (14 April 2010)
- Swann Lane/Hulme Hall Rd (1 January 1985)
- Swann Lane/Hulme Hall Rd (1 January 1985)
- Syddal Park (12 July 2006)
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.