About the Whitmore Conservation Area
The Whitmore Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Whitmore Hall, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- WhitmoreHouseholder 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.
- Whitmore HallGrade I
- Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II*
- Old stable blockGrade II*
- Bridge Approximately 15 Metres South East of Old Stable BlockGrade II
- Cottages Dated 1877Grade II
- Fitch MemorialGrade II
- Gate Piers to Whitmore Hall, Immediately to West of Whitmore Hall LodgeGrade II
- House approximately 130m west-north-west of the Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Malkin Memorial Approximately 14 Metres North West of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Rhodes memorial approximately 13m south of the Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Whitmore Hall LodgeGrade II
- Williams Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhitmore 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.