Fishergate Hill Conservation Area and Avenham Conservation Area - Notice of Variation Planning Listed Buildings

PRESTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF VARIATION OF THE FISHERGATE HILL CONSERVATION AREA AND THE AVENHAM CONSERVATION AREA
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of section 70 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended) that on the 18th September 2024 Preston City Council determined to vary the boundaries of the Fishergate Hill Conservation Area and the Avenham Conservation Area. This followed a public consultation on the Fishergate Hill Conservation Area Appraisal and Avenham Conservation Area Appraisal between 7th May 2024 and 18th June 2024.
Fishergate Hill Conservation Area
The boundary is reduced to exclude land at the southern end of West Cliff, western entrance to Miller Park, Miller Park Lodge and 37a to 37d Christ Church Street (inclusive) from the Fishergate Hill Conservation Area.
Avenham Conservation Area
The boundary is extended to include land at the southern end of West Cliff, western entrance to Miller Park and Miller Park Lodge in the Avenham Conservation Area.
A Conservation Area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character of appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
The main effects of being included within a Conservation Area are:
• the Council has a duty to pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character and appearance of Conservation Areas;
• permitted development rights are restricted within a Conservation Area;
• there are additional controls over demolition of buildings within a Conservation Area;
• additional publicity must be given to planning applications within a Conservation Area;
• notice must be given to the Council before work can be carried out on a tree (that is not protected by a Tree Preservation Order) situated within a Conservation Area;
• the display of advertisements is more restricted than elsewhere within a Conservation Area.
A copy of the Fishergate Hill Conservation Area Appraisal, the Avenham Conservation Area Appraisal and boundary maps can be viewed on the Council’s website at

www.preston.gov.uk/article/1098/Conservation-Areas

or may be inspected at the Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL during office hours.
For enquiries or further information please contact Development Management by email:

devcon@preston.gov.uk

or in writing to Development Management, Preston City Council, Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL.
Dated the 18th day of September 2025
Chris Hayward, Director of Development and Housing,
Preston City Council, Town Hall, Preston, PR1 2RL