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North EastConservation areas in Sunderland City Council
14 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
Ashbrooke, Sunderland
Designated 1969 · ref. 1853
Rules & recordBishopwearmouth
Designated 1969 · ref. 1847
Rules & recordNesham Place
Designated 1975 · ref. 1851
Rules & recordNewbottle Village
Designated 1975 · ref. 1854
Rules & recordOld Sunderland
Designated 1969 · ref. 1848
Rules & recordOld Sunderland Riverside
Official record · ref. 1849
Rules & recordRoker Park, Sunderland
Designated 1995 · ref. 1852
Rules & recordRyhope Village
Designated 1971 · ref. 1859
Rules & recordSilksworth Hall
Designated 1970 · ref. 1857
Rules & recordSt Michael's
Designated 1975 · ref. 1850
Rules & recordSunniside
Designated 1969 · ref. 1846
Rules & recordThe Cedars
Official record · ref. 1858
Rules & recordWashington Village
Designated 1975 · ref. 1856
Rules & recordWhitburn Bents
Designated 1970 · ref. 1855
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.