About the Stanton Conservation Area
The Stanton Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by East Staffordshire Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Stanton CA
- 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.
- Boldershaw FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel Cottage Stanton Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Chryssie CottageGrade II
- Church of St Mary and Churchyard WallsGrade II
- Former agricultural building approximately 46 metres north of Wellcroft FarmhouseGrade II
- Paddock FarmhouseGrade II
- Pigsties Immediately East of Paddock FarmhouseGrade II
- Pump CottageGrade II
- Stable and Cartshed Approximately 30 Yards South East of Paddock FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable Approximately 10 Yards North East of Gilbert Sheldon Church of England (c) SchoolGrade II
- Stable Approximately 30 Yards West of Gilbert Sheldon Church of England (c) SchoolGrade II
- Stables and Cartshed Approximately 100 Yards North East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Stables and Granary Approximately 10 Yards East of Paddock FarmhouseGrade II
- The Gilbert Sheldon Church of England (c) SchoolGrade II
- The School House and Front Boundary Wall and GateGrade II
- Wellcroft FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStanton 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.