Conservation Area: Bollin Hill Conservation Area (157)

The special interest of the Conservation Area derives from the following elements: 1) The layout of the estate and the architectural form of the buildings exemplifies the ideas of the Garden Suburb/City Movement. 2) The estate is closely associated with James Halliday, a Manchester-based architect and proponent of both housing reform and the aesthetics of domestic architecture. 3) The architectural quality, individuality and decorative detail of the Arts and Crafts houses and gardens from the interwar period. 4) The Conservation Area has a close historical association with The Carrs and in particular with the former Carr Mill. 5) The views and landscape qualities. 6) Wide green verges, boundary hedges and overhanging trees are a feature of the Conservation Area and make an important contribution to its garden character, but their historic quality is altered. 7) As a desirable area of Cheshire there is pressure to extend or sometimes rebuild houses to meet contemporary aspirations.