Wincolmlee Conservation Area

Since January 2023 the Council has been reviewing its Conservation Areas and the Hull Local Heritage List. Some areas are being removed from existing Conservation Areas and areas of ‘special interest’ are being added to existing Conservation Areas. The Hull Local Heritage List identifies buildings of local historic, architectural, and archaeological interest. Where Locally Listed Buildings are located next to Conservation Areas they are being added to their designated boundary, where relevant. Where Locally Listed Buildings are located in groups with nationally listed buildings plans are being prepared to create new Conservation Areas.

What a Conservation Area is

A Conservation Area is designated under section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas). It is an area of special interest where the character or appearance of it is desirable to preserve or enhance. The designation of a Conservation Area introduces additional controls over the demolition of buildings and removes permitted development rights associated with certain types of external alterations. Hull has 26 existing Conservation Areas, which includes the historic core of Hull, residential suburbs, commercial and industrial districts, and historic settlement patterns.

What are the requirements for creating a new Conservation Area

The test for creating a new Conservation Area is defined with paragraph 197 of the NPPF, which states ‘When considering the designation of conservation areas, local planning authorities should ensure that an area justifies such status because of its special architectural or historic interest, and that the concept of conservation is not devalued through the designation of areas that lack special interest’.

How you create new Conservation Area

Conservation Areas are designated by the Hull City Council. An internal reporting process is completed to received permission to undertake public consultation. Permission has been received from the Council’s Committee and Cabinet Group to explore the creation of a new Conservation Area for Wincolmlee. A period of consultation with affected parties will take over a period of six weeks to determine public opinion of the creation of the conservation area, and to listen to feedback about its potential impact upon businesses and development in the area. Feedback is returned back to Committee and Cabinet, who determine if to designate the Conservation or not, or if amendments and further consultation is required.

Why Wincolmee

Recently a re-survey of the Sculcoates Conservation Area has been completed which assessed the historic and architectural value of buildings within its setting. This identified the retention of a group of late Victorian and Edwardian industrial buildings along Wincolmlee, which are of architectural and historic value. The area is detached form Sculcoates Conservation Area and would not meet the tests as being an addition to it.

To the south of end of Wincolmlee extending form Matchell Street and Swann Street there is a grouping of nationally and locally listed buildings, which combine to create an area with a strong late 19th and early 20th industrial heritage, along with remaining historic public houses.

Together the two areas create a grouping of heritage assets and other buildings of industrial architectural and historic value, which would form the potential ‘Wincolmlee Conservation Area’.

A draft map of the proposed Wincolmee Conservation Area can be downloaded along with the address list.

What Impacts will a new Conservation Area have

Within a Conservation Area there is a requirement that planning permission is needed for relevant demolition of a building over 115m. You may also need planning permission for the following alterations -

1. Changes of use
2. External alterations, including additions at roof top
3. Certain sizes and internally illuminated advertisements
4. Alterations to existing and new boundary treatments
5. New buildings

Further information is obtainable via the following downloadable leaflets in the sidebar.

Any new development will need to be meet the test of ‘preserving or enhancing’ the ‘character and appearance’ of the Conservation Area.

The ‘Wincolmlee Conservation Area’

The conservation area’s special interest would be based upon the special architectural and historic interest associated with the industrial and remaining residential heritage of Wincolmlee. It’s objectives would be to control demolition of buildings of special interest to the area, and influence how new development is introduced.