About the Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area
The Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by East Staffordshire Borough Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Leonard, 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 of St LeonardGrade II*
- Canal Milepost at Sk 2089 1970Grade II
- Canal Milepost at Sk 217 212, 10m South of Bridge 34 (east Side)Grade II
- Canal Milepost East of Bridge Number 44 at Sk 1826 1610 on North Side of Trent and Mersey CanalGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 35 at Sk 212 205Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 36 at Sk 208 194Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 42Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 43Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge Number 37 off Lichfield Road at SK 2057 1877Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 2267 2260Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 259 260Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost Off Shobnall Street at Sk 2363 2385Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost at Sk 2033 1848Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Off A38 at Sk 1939 1722Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Mill Bridge number 39, off Lichfield Road (A38) at SK 1914 1737Grade II
- Wharf HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrent and Mersey Canal 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.