About the Abbots Bromley Conservation Area
The Abbots Bromley Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares within East Staffordshire Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Church House, 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.
- Church HouseGrade II*
- Church of St NicholasGrade II*
- The Butter CrossGrade II*
- 5, 6, 7, 8, High StreetGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Batkin House Batkin House and House Occupied by Mrs HeathcoteGrade II
- Bromley HouseGrade II
- Cael CottageGrade II
- Cedar Cottage and Gate and Railings to Front GardenGrade II
- Chesterton HouseGrade II
- Coleridge House, School of St Mary and St AnneGrade II
- Croft's House, Forecourt Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Crofts CottageGrade II
- Dandelion Cottages, garden wall, gates and railings, School of St Mary and St AnneGrade II
- Falcott InglenookGrade II
- Georgian HouseGrade II
- Harley FarmhouseGrade II
- House Next NewsagentsGrade II
- House Occupied by Mr GoodwinGrade II
- House Occupied by Mrs Turner Inglenook Oak CottageGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and Callander HouseGrade II
- Laurel Cottage Office CottageGrade II
- Leacross and DarwenGrade II
- Lychgate to Church of St NicholasGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Maxstoke HouseGrade II
- Middleton HouseGrade II
- Milepost at Ngr Sk 08382435Grade II
- Norfolk HouseGrade II
- Norman VillaGrade II
- Northwood HouseGrade II
- Premises of C TaswellGrade II
- Premises of J M Meadows NewsagentGrade II
- Premises of V G Wilson ButcherGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose House, garden wall, railings and gateGrade II
- St HelensGrade II
- Sunny Brae Sunny MeadGrade II
- The Bagot AlmshousesGrade II
- The Bagot ArmsGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The Big House, School of St Mary and St AnneGrade II
- The Chapel, School of St Mary and St AnneGrade II
- The Coach and HorsesGrade II
- The CrossGrade II
- The Goats Head InnGrade II
- The MaltingsGrade II
- The Old SchoolhouseGrade II
- The Royal RuchiGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Wheelwright HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBAbbots Bromley Conservation Area AppraisalEast Staffordshire Borough 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 East Staffordshire Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.