About the Tipton Factory Locks Conservation Area
The Tipton Factory Locks Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
- Bottom Lock and Attached Cantilever Footbridge, Factory Locks (approximately 50 Meters North of Furnace Parade) Birmingham Canal Birmingham LevelGrade II
- Middle Lock, Factory Locks (approximately 40 Metres East of Factory Road Bridge) Birmingham Canal Birmingham LevelGrade II
- Office and Store Wm RoundsGrade II
- The Boat Gauging House, Tipton Canal Basin (off Factory Road) Birmingham Canal Birmingham LevelGrade II
- The Fountain Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Top Lock, Factory Locks (approximately 15 Metres West of Factory Road Bridge) Birmingham Canal Birmingham LevelGrade II
- Towpath Bridge Over Entrance to Canal Basin (approximately 150 Metres West of Watery Lane) Birmingham Canal Birmingham LevelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTipton Factory Locks Conservation Area AppraisalSandwell Metropolitan 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 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.