Conservation Areas

There are approximately 2,388 Listed Buildings and 61 Conservation Areas in the District.

Conservation Areas are designated to preserve and enhance the special character of areas of architectural or historic interest. The Council has a duty to consider the designation of such areas under Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.  They are selected according to the quality of the area as a whole, including the contribution of key individual or groups of buildings, trees, open space and streetscape.

Urban Conservation Areas

1. Chester City
2. Boughton & The Meadows
3. Boughton Canalside
4. Boughton Hall
5. Curzon Park
6. Dee Banks
7. Flookersbrook
8. Handbridge
9. Hoole Road
10. Liverpool Road
11. Queen's Park

Rural Conservation Areas

1. Aldersey Green - CAA available
2. Aldford 
3. Ashton
4. Ash Grove
5. Barton - CAA available
6. Beeston 
7. Bruera 
8. Burton 
9. Capenhurst 
10. Chorlton Lane 
11. Christleton 
12. Churton 
13. Clotton 
14. Coddington - CAA available
15. Cuckoo's Nest
16. Dodleston 
17. Dunham on the Hill - CAA available
18. Eccleston 
19. Edge 
20. Elton 
21. Farndon 
22. Gorstella - CAA available
23. Great Barrow 
24. Handley - CAA available
25. Harthill 
26. Higher Carden - CAA available
27. Horsley Lane - CAA available
28. Kelsall - CAA available
29. Ledsham 
30. Little Barrow - CAA available
31. Lower Kinnerton - CAA available
32. Malpas 
33. Picton 
34. Poulton 
35. Puddington - CAA available
36. Pulford 
37. Saighton 
38. Saughall 
39. Sheaf - CAA available
40. Shotwick - CAA available
41. Stoak - CAA available
42. Stretton - CAA available
43. Tarvin - CAA available
44. Tattenhall - CAA available
45. Thornton-le-Moors 
46. Tilston - CAA available
47. Tilstone Bank - CAA available
48. Tiverton
49. Upton Park - CAA available
50. Waverton  

The Design and Conservation Service works on a continuous programme of improvement and enhancement schemes for conservation areas throughout the District. Work includes a range of projects ranging from enhancement of village greens to traditional resurfacing of city centre streets and the renovation of historic buildings.  Work is financed by the Council's capital programme and partnership funding with central government, English Heritage (external link), the Heritage Lottery Fund (external link) and a range of private and voluntary sector organisations.

The Council's current policies in respect of conservation areas are set out in the Chester District Local Plan.

For advice or information please contact us, details below.

Contact Details

Design & Conservation Service

Email - conservation@chester.gov.uk

Opening hours - 8.45am - 4.45pm

Phone number - 01244 402395

Fax - 01244 310071

Address - Design & Conservation Service, Development Directorate, Chester City Council, The Forum, Chester, CH1 2HS