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26 conservation areas and 13 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Barnston Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. CH21
Rules & recordBidston Village Conservation Area
Designated 1972 · ref. CH4
Rules & recordBirkenhead Park Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CH6
Rules & recordBromborough Pool Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CH22
Rules & recordBromborough Village Conservation Area
Designated 1982 · ref. CH20
Rules & recordCaldy Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CH11
Rules & recordClifton Park Conservation Area
Designated 2004 · ref. CH41_1
Rules & recordEastham Village Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CH10
Rules & recordFlaybrick Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CH41_2
Rules & recordFrankby Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CH12
Rules & recordGayton Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CH13
Rules & recordHamilton Square Conservation Area
Designated 2026 · ref. CH5_1
Rules & recordHeswall Lower Village Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CH14
Rules & recordLower Bebington Conservation Area
Designated 2013 · ref. CH63
Rules & recordMeols Drive Conservation Area
Designated 2025 · ref. CH47_4
Rules & recordMountwood Conservation Area
Designated 2005 · ref. CH42
Rules & recordOxton Village Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CH7
Rules & recordPort Sunlight Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CH9
Rules & recordRock Park Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CH8
Rules & recordSaughall Massie Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CH17
Rules & recordThe Kings Gap Conservation Area
Designated 2024 · ref. CH47_3
Rules & recordThe Magazines Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. CH45
Rules & recordThornton Hough Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CH15
Rules & recordThurstaston Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. CH19
Rules & recordWellington Road Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. CH18
Rules & recordWest Kirby Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. CH16
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 Wirral 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.
- 18 Manor Drive, Upton. Article 4 Direction 2000 (16 February 2000)
- 29 Shore Drive, New Ferry. Article 4 Direction 1956 (7 November 1956)
- Bromborough Pool Village. Article 4 Direction 1990 (22 August 1990)
- Bromborough Village. Article 4 Direction 1971 (17 November 1971)
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 1985 (1 January 1985)
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 1985 (1 January 1985)
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 1985 (1 January 1985)
- Heswall & Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 1965 (24 March 1965)
- Land adj: Hooton Mount Cottage, Eastham Village Road (30 June 2000)
- Land at The Dales, Heswall. Article 4 Direction 1993 (29 September 1993)
- Pipers Lane Heswall. Article 4 Direction 1963 (23 December 1963)
- Pipers Lane, Heswall. Article 4 Direction 1993 (24 September 1993)
- Tower Stadium, New Brighton. Article 4 Direction (27 October 1970)
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.