About the Great Ness Conservation Area
The Great Ness Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 2011. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Andrew, Grade I.
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 Great Ness 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 Saint AndrewGrade I
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 7 Metres to South East of Nave of Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- Edwards Memorial Approximately One Metre to North East of Chancel of Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- Former Granary, Cartshed and Coach House Approximately 20 Metres to North West of Ness StrangeGrade II
- Great Ness HouseGrade II
- Ness Strange (flats 1-8) Ness Strange StablesGrade II
- Pair of Wingfield Memorials Approximately 20 Metres to South East of Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- The PoplarsGrade II
- The White House White House CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Ness 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.