About the Clent Conservation Area
The Clent Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by Bromsgrove District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Leonard, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Clent CA
- 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.
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 St LeonardGrade II*
- Clent HallGrade II
- Clent HouseGrade II
- Clent House FarmhouseGrade II
- Clent War MemorialGrade II
- Cottage Belonging to Mrs Warton About 10 Yards West of Ivy CottageGrade II
- Dovecote About 30 Yards West of Clent HouseGrade II
- Folly Tower 150 Yards South of Clent GroveGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- OakleighGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The SchoolhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClent Conservation Area AppraisalBromsgrove District 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 Bromsgrove District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.