About the HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD Conservation Area
The HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Birmingham City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 8 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.
- HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)Householder works
- 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.
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade I
- Number 20 and Front RailingsGrade II*
- 1-5, Old Bank PlaceGrade II
- 1, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 11, High StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 36a and 38, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 42, High StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 48 and 50, High StreetGrade II
- 5, 5a and 7, High StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 52, High StreetGrade II
- 55, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 61, Coleshill StreetGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- 63, Coleshill StreetGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cull's HouseGrade II
- Masonic Hall Buildings (occupied by National Westminster Bank and Prudential Insurance)Grade II
- Number 2 and Front RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 3 and 5 Including Front RailingsGrade II
- Sutton Coldfield War MemorialGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Royal HotelGrade II
- Three Tuns HotelGrade 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
PDFHIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD 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.