About the Ivy Farm Lane (Canley Hamlet) Conservation Area
The Ivy Farm Lane (Canley Hamlet) Conservation Area covers about 4.1 hectares and was designated by Coventry City Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings, all Grade II. 13 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.
- HMO - 30.9.23Change 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.
- Barn at Ivy FarmGrade II
- Canley Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Canley Hall FarmhousesGrade II
- Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables at Ivy FarmGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Coventry City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.