About the Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area
The Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Cannock Chase District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Brindley Bank Pumping Station, 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.
- 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.
- Brindley Bank Pumping StationGrade II*
- Church of St Augustine of CanterburyGrade II*
- Bridge Number 64 Off Armitage Road at Sk 0537 1708Grade II
- Churchyard Cross in Graveyard of Old Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Graveyard Wall of Old Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Remains of Old Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Tomb of Elizabeth Cuting and Emma Hollinhurst in Graveyard of Old Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Viaduct Over Trent and Mersey Canal at Sk 0485 1780Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrent and Mersey Canal 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.