About the Shropshire Union Canal, Tyrley Conservation Area
The Shropshire Union Canal, Tyrley Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- 30, 31, 32 and 37, Tyrley WharfGrade II
- 33-36 Tyrley WharfGrade II
- Bridge number 61, Shropshire Union CanalGrade II
- Former Chapel Adjoining South East End of Number 32Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Berrisford Canal AqueductGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 58Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 59Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 60Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Direction Post About 115 Metres South East of Bridge Number 59Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Lock CottageGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost Circa 160 Metres South of Bridge Number 61 at Sj 685 335Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Tyrley Lock Number 1 at Sj 690 324Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Tyrley Lock Number 2 at Sj 689 325Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Tyrley Lock Number 3 at Sj 688 326Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Tyrley Lock Number 4 at Sj 688 328Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Tyrley Lock Number 5Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBShropshire Union Canal, Tyrley 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.