About the Beckbury Conservation Area
The Beckbury Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Milburga, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Beckbury CA
- 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 MilburgaGrade II*
- Barn and Horse Trough to West of Number 36 High StreetGrade II
- Barnfield MemorialGrade II
- Beckbury Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- Beckbury HallGrade II
- Beckbury War MemorialGrade II
- Cheriton CottageGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Cock Pit at Ngr Sj 76490144Grade II
- Ice House at Ngr Sj 76490143Grade II
- Laundry, About 15 Metres to the East of the South End of Beckbury HallGrade II
- Quarry HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
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.