About the Longdon Green Conservation Area
The Longdon Green Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares within Lichfield District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Hill Top Cottages Thatched Cottage, 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 Longdon Green 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.
- Hill Top Cottages Thatched CottageGrade II*
- Hill Top FarmhouseGrade II*
- Cowhouse, Stables and Attached Bakehouse Approximately 10 Yards North East of Hill Top FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Attached Garden Walls Immediately South of Hill Top FarmhouseGrade II
- Hill Top CottageGrade II
- Lysways HallGrade II
- Lysways HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLongdon Green 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.