About the DUDLEY TOWN CENTRE Conservation Area
The DUDLEY TOWN CENTRE Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares within Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 55 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 50 Grade II). The most significant is 29 and 30, Wolverhampton Street, 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.
- 29 and 30, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II*
- Church of St EdmundGrade II*
- Drinking Fountain, Market Place, DudleyGrade II*
- Parish Church of St ThomasGrade II*
- The Town Hall, Coroner's Court, Former Sessions Court and Brooke Robinson MuseumGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Priory StreetGrade II
- 1-3, STONE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, Stone StreetGrade II
- 193 and 194, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 195, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 197 and 198, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 199, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 200, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 205 and 206, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 207-210, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 21, Priory StreetGrade II
- 21, Stone StreetGrade II
- 21a, Stone StreetGrade II
- 22, Stone StreetGrade II
- 22, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 222a and 223, High StreetGrade II
- 270-272, Castle StreetGrade II
- 3 and 3a, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
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- 3a and 4, Priory StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 4-7, Stone StreetGrade II
- 5, Priory StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7, Wolverhampton StreetGrade II
- 6, 7 and 7a, The BroadwayGrade II
- 6, Priory StreetGrade II
- 7, Priory StreetGrade II
- 83 and 83a, High StreetGrade II
- Baylies' Charity SchoolGrade II
- Brooks Brothers WarehouseGrade II
- Chaddesley HouseGrade II
- Charlton HouseGrade II
- Chief Post OfficeGrade II
- Conservative ClubGrade II
- Council HouseGrade II
- Dudley Museum and Art GalleryGrade II
- Former Dudley County CourtGrade II
- Jehovah's Witness HallGrade II
- Kudos HouseGrade II
- Priory HouseGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St ThomasGrade II
- St Edmund's Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Statue of the Earl of DudleyGrade II
- Stone Forecourt Wall of St Edmunds Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Talbot Public HouseGrade II
- The Crown Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Police Buildings to the North East of the Town Hall and Former Sessions CourtGrade II
- The Saracens Head Public HouseGrade II
- Unitarian Church (the Old Meeting House at Rear of Number 22)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.