About the Cheney Longville Conservation Area
The Cheney Longville Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Castle Farmhouse Including Attached Outbuildings, 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.
- Castle Farmhouse Including Attached OutbuildingsGrade II*
- Range Approximately 20 Metres South East of Castle FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres to West of Lower House FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of Lower House FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Attached to Lower House FarmhouseGrade II
- Blossom CottageGrade II
- Cheney Longville House and Attached Outbuilding RangeGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Approximately 20 Metres East of PumphouseGrade II
- Lower House Farmhouse and Attached RangeGrade II
- Stockbarn and Attached Wagon Shed at Lower House FarmGrade II
- The Cottage and Brook CottageGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The VillaGrade II
- Upper House Farm Cottage Upper House FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCheney Longville Conservation Area AppraisalShropshire 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 Shropshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.