Heswall Lower Village Conservation Area

Heswall Lower Village Conservation Area was designated in April 1979. Its boundaries are drawn to encompass the original nucleus of the small fishing village which pre-dated the suburban expansion of Heswall after the arrival of the railway in the late nineteenth century, as well as some of the earliest and best of the later suburban development.

The heart of the original settlement, based around Village Road, Raby Close and The Lydiate, can still be discerned and retains much of the character of a typical English Village, including its church and rectory, public house, village hall, shops and groups of cottage scale dwellings, and former farm buildings such as Lydiate Farm and The Old Smithy.

The surrounding area can be split into two distinct segments: the area characterised by substantial houses set in large grounds, situated towards and along Dawstone Road; and the more clustered modest scale development, based around Dee View Road, The Mount and the upper part of School Hill.

The special character of Dawstone Park, and the significance of its location at the junction of these three distinct areas in the historic development of the Village, also merits special protection.

The Conservation Area Guidance leaflet explains what a Conservation Area is and how the designation or extension of one affects those who live there. The aim is to provide general guidance and advice on the type of works that normally require planning permission as a result of designation.