Saughall Massie Conservation Area

Saughall Massie Village Conservation Area was designated in January 1974. It grew up as an isolated rural village and is one of four ancient townships in the parish of Bidston. Today it contains a small, agricultural settlement as well as some of the surrounding fields which continue to provide an appropriate rural setting for the Village. The original settlement is of mediaeval origin, however most of the historic buildings which remain date from the early to mid seventeenth century, with four surviving houses dating from this period.

There are two working farms still operating from the Village and while some buildings have been converted, the primarily agricultural character of the Area has been retained. This is reinforced by the setting of the Area, the character, scale, and form of the buildings themselves, and other characteristic features such as stone walls, mature hedgerows and narrow roads and lanes. Overall the area still retains the character of a small rural village that has grown up over a number of centuries.

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.