About the Whittington Conservation Area
The Whittington Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within Lichfield District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Whittington Old Hall, 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 Whittington 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.
- Whittington Old HallGrade II*
- Astley and Norton Family Memorial Immediately North of Nave of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St GilesGrade II
- Former Stables Immediately North West of Elswick HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Attached Wall to the West Approximately 100 Yards South West of Whittington Old HallGrade II
- Old School, WhittingtonGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Whittington House and Elswick HouseGrade II
- Whittington LodgeGrade II
- Whittington War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhittington 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.