Conservation areas
Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 gives local councils the power to designate as conservation areas, "areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".
Designation gives control over the demolition of buildings and provides the basis for policies designed to preserve or enhance all the aspects of character or appearance that define an area's special interest.
In short, a conservation area is an area with a special architectural or historic character which deserves to be kept.
There are a small number of extra controls which apply within conservation areas. These relate to extensions, additions and alterations to roofs (including dormer extensions), the cladding of buildings and the installation of satellite dishes. In some conservation areas, stricter controls may apply.
The purpose of these additional controls is to ensure that the special qualities of individual areas are not undermined by the loss of important features or damaged by insensitive new development.
What does the city council normally do in conservation areas?
The council consults widely on any proposals that might affect the setting of a conservation area. This consultation might include periodic enhancement schemes including proposals to:
- Prepare development briefs for sites in conservation areas
- Ensure that new buildings harmonise with their neighbours
- Make environmental improvements
- Control advertisements and shop signs
- Ensure that traffic control measures harmonise with the character of the area
- Make grants available for the repair of buildings
Who to contact
- Name
- Alison Partington
- Address
- Spatial Planning
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5BY
Map to this location - Telephone
- 0161 793 3782
- plans.consultation@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 18 May 2011
