About the Alrewas Conservation Area
The Alrewas Conservation Area covers about 48 hectares and was designated by Lichfield District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 46 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 11, Mill End LaneGrade II
- 110, Main StreetGrade II
- 112, Main StreetGrade II
- 113 and 115, Main StreetGrade II
- 138 and 140, Main StreetGrade II
- 19, Church RoadGrade II
- 2, Post Office RoadGrade II
- 21, Church RoadGrade II
- 22, Park RoadGrade II
- 25, Dark LaneGrade II
- 3, Post Office RoadGrade II
- 37, Mill End LaneGrade II
- 69, Main StreetGrade II
- 71, Main StreetGrade II
- 74, Park RoadGrade II
- 88, Main StreetGrade II
- Alley ThatchGrade II
- Alrewas War MemorialGrade II
- Barleycorn CottageGrade II
- Bridge CottageGrade II
- Clematis CottageGrade II
- Cobwebb CottageGrade II
- Cowhouse on East Side of Farmyard at Manor FarmGrade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- Essington HouseGrade II
- Fiddler's RestGrade II
- Gable EndGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mill End HouseGrade II
- Old EavesGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 50 Yards North East of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Riverway CottageGrade II
- Shakespeare CottageGrade II
- Stable (now Loose Box and Store) at South West Corner of Farmyard to Manor FarmGrade II
- Stable Approximately 10 Yards North West Number 21Grade II
- Thatch EndGrade II
- Thatchover CottageGrade II
- The George and DragonGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Tilty CottageGrade II
- Timber Framed Barn on North Side of Farmyard at Manor FarmGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Gaskell's Bridge Number 46 at Sk 1699Grade II
- WestgateGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade 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
WEBAlrewas Conservation Area AppraisalLichfield District 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 Lichfield District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.