About the Alveley Conservation Area
The Alveley Conservation Area covers about 5.0 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- The Bell InnGrade II*
- 16 and 17, Centre PlaceGrade II
- 19-21, Centre PlaceGrade II
- 50-53, Ivy PlaceGrade II
- 7, Centre PlaceGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Church Farm HouseGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Churchyard CrossGrade II
- Churchyard WallsGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding and Attached Wall to North West of Number 6 (the Bell Inn)Grade II
- The ChantryGrade II
- Three Horseshoes InnGrade II
- Walls to West of Number 6 (the Bell Inn)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Shropshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.