About the Grinshill Conservation Area
The Grinshill Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings, all 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 Grinshill 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.
- Barleycorn Cottage and Attached FarmbuildingsGrade II
- BronhaulGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gateway Approximately 25 Metres to East of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Embrey Memorial Approximately 7 Metres to South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Former Font Approximately 10 Metres to South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Garden Wall Adjoining the Well House and the Elephant and Castle Hotel to the South EastGrade II
- Garden Wall, Gate and Gate Piers Approximately 5 Metres to South of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers Approximately 75 Metres to South of Higher HouseGrade II
- Gazebo and Adjoining Garden Wall Approximately 60 Metres to North West of Grinshill HallGrade II
- Grinshill HallGrade II
- Higher HouseGrade II
- Key Memorial Approximately 1.5 Metres to South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Step HouseGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 9 Metres to South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Well House and the Elephant and Castle HotelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGrinshill 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.