About the Brereton Conservation Area
The Brereton Conservation Area covers about 4.7 hectares and was designated by Cannock Chase District Council in 2002. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Brereton Hall, 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 Brereton 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.
- Brereton HallGrade II*
- Barn at Rear of Numbers 179 and 181Grade II
- Brereton HouseGrade II
- Brereton War MemorialGrade II
- Cedar Lodge (Cedar Tree Guest House)Grade II
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Forecourt Wall, Piers, Gates and Steps of Brereton HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrereton Conservation Area AppraisalCannock Chase 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 Cannock Chase District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.