About the Almeley Conservation Area
The Almeley Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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 Almeley 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Almeley ManorGrade II*
- Friends' Meeting HouseGrade II*
- Almeley HouseGrade II
- Almeley War MemorialGrade II
- Barn About 10 Yards West of Summer HouseGrade II
- Barn Attached to North Side of Bridge FarmhouseGrade II
- Castle FromeGrade II
- Church House BarnGrade II
- Churchyard Cross About 10 Yards South East of the South East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Pump About 20 Yards East South East of Almeley HouseGrade II
- Pump About 20 Yards North East of the MalthouseGrade II
- Pump About 3 Yards North of Castle FromeGrade II
- Summer HouseGrade II
- The MalthouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlmeley Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.