About the CASTLE HILL DUDLEY Conservation Area
The CASTLE HILL DUDLEY Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares within Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Brown Bear Ravine at Dudley Zoo (including All Associated Structures), 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.
- Brown Bear Ravine at Dudley Zoo (including All Associated Structures)Grade II*
- Entrance Gateway at Dudley ZooGrade II*
- Kiosk to East of Former Brown Bear Pit at Dudley ZooGrade II*
- Kiosk to South of Bear Pit at Dudley ZooGrade II*
- Polar Bear Pit and Lion and Tiger Ravines, Dudley ZooGrade II*
- Tropical Bird House at Dudley ZooGrade II*
- 2, The BroadwayGrade II
- Castle Restaurant at Dudley ZooGrade II
- Elephant House at Dudley ZooGrade II
- Fellows ClubGrade II
- Former Station Cafe, now Safari Building, at Dudley ZooGrade II
- Meerkat Enclosure at Dudley Zoo Approximately 2 Yards to East of Reptile HouseGrade II
- Number 7 (in Grounds of Dudley Zoo to Right of Main Entrance)Grade II
- Sea Lion Pools at Dudley ZooGrade II
- Zoo Education Department and Visitor Shelter at Dudley ZooGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.