About the FOUR OAKS Conservation Area
The FOUR OAKS Conservation Area covers about 113 hectares and was designated by Birmingham City Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is All Saints Church, Grade II*. 83 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- CITY WIDE HMOChange of use
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- All Saints ChurchGrade II*
- 105, Lichfield RoadGrade II
- 147, Lichfield RoadGrade II
- 15, Wentworth RoadGrade II
- 17, Barker RoadGrade II
- 18, Luttrell RoadGrade II
- 9, Hartopp RoadGrade II
- Avon CroftGrade II
- BracebridgeGrade II
- Bryn TegGrade II
- Carhampton HouseGrade II
- Former Coach House and Attached Walls at Number 12Grade II
- Four Oaks Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Four Oaks Methodist HallGrade II
- KenwoodGrade II
- Left Gatepier to Number 11Grade II
- Maes Y LledrGrade II
- Number 12 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Number 16Grade II
- Parsonage HouseGrade II
- RedlandsGrade II
- Right Gatepier to Number 11Grade II
- The DeneGrade II
- The LeasowesGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- War memorial outside the Church of All Saints, Four OaksGrade II
- Wesley CottageGrade II
- WoodgateGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFFOUR OAKS Conservation Area AppraisalBirmingham City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Birmingham City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.