About the Madeley Conservation Area
The Madeley Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- MadeleyHouseholder works
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
- The Old HallGrade II*
- Birches FarmhouseGrade II
- Brice Storr Memorial About 2 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Bridge Cottage (part) Ye Olde HouseGrade II
- Broade/Halmarach memorial about 1m north of north chancel chapel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Buckley Memorial About 6 Metres South of South Transept of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cope Memorial About 6 Metres West of South West Corner of South Porch of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside SchoolGrade II
- Offley Almshouses and Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Rowley Memorial About 15 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Transept of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Rowley Memorial About 4 Metres South of South Porch of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Sir John Offley Primary SchoolGrade II
- Timmis Memorial About 4 Metres North of North West Corner of North Transept of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Timmis Memorial About 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Timmis Memorial About 8 Metres West of West Tower of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Town HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb About 6 Metres West of South Porch of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Wilkinson Memorial About 3.5 Metres North of North East Corner of North Transept of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Wisteria CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMadeley Conservation Area AppraisalNewcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.