About the Oswestry Conservation Area
The Oswestry Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 125 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 121 Grade II). The most significant is Llwyd Mansion, 1-3 Cross Street, 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 Oswestry 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.
- Llwyd Mansion, 1-3 Cross StreetGrade I
- 29, Bailey StreetGrade II*
- Church of St OswaldGrade II*
- Hermon ChapelGrade II*
- 1 and 3 Church StreetGrade II
- 1-9, Leg StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13 Church StreetGrade II
- 11, ALBION HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, LOWER BROOK STREETGrade II
- 12, BEATRICE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 13, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 13, BEATRICE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 14-18, KENT PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 16-22, Salop RoadGrade II
- 16-22, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20 Cross StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Willow StreetGrade II
- 2 Albion HillGrade II
- 2 and 4, Willow StreetGrade II
- 2, Coney GreenGrade II
- 2, LEIGHTON PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 2, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
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- 2, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 23, LEG STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 24-30, Salop RoadGrade II
- 24, Cross StreetGrade II
- 25, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 26 and 28 Cross StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 27, Cross StreetGrade II
- 27, Leg StreetGrade II
- 29, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 3, ALBION HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 3, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33 Bailey StreetGrade II
- 32-36 Willow StreetGrade II
- 32, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 33-39, Willow StreetGrade II
- 35, Church StreetGrade II
- 36, Bailey StreetGrade II
- 36, Church Street with attached piers and railingsGrade II
- 39, BAILEY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 39, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 4 and 6 Albion HillGrade II
- 4-14, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 41, Willow StreetGrade II
- 42 and 42A, Church StreetGrade II
- 43, WILLOW STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 45, Church StreetGrade II
- 48 and 50, Salop RoadGrade II
- 49, ROFT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 52, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 53 and 55, Willow StreetGrade II
- 56, Willow StreetGrade II
- 57, Willow StreetGrade II
- 58, WILLOW STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 59, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 59, Willow StreetGrade II
- 6, Cross StreetGrade II
- 6, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 6, THE CROSS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 61-65, Willow StreetGrade II
- 63, Church StreetGrade II
- 64-70, Willow StreetGrade II
- 7 Salop RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10, Upper Brook StreetGrade II
- 8, Leighton PlaceGrade II
- 8, Lower Brook StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Willow StreetGrade II
- Bellan House School with attached railingsGrade II
- Bennion/lewis Memorial Abutting East End of Vestry of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Boar's Head InnGrade II
- Butcher's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- Former Malthouse Attached to Right Side of the Willow TreeGrade II
- Gate pier attached to north-east corner of Bellan House School, 38, Church StreetGrade II
- Gate pier attached to south-east corner of 36, Church StreetGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates Aproximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and Attached Churchyard Wall to South Gate Piers and Gates Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of St Oswald and Attached Churchyard Wall to SouthGrade II
- Gate Piers Approximately 30 Metres South of St OswaldGrade II
- George Hotel No. 3 and Attached Former Stable BlockGrade II
- Goods Shed About 70 Metres South West of StationGrade II
- Griffin InnGrade II
- Group of 7 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Hunt Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Jones Memorial Approximately 2 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Jones Memorial Approximately 35 Metres West of West End of Nave of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Kings Head InnGrade II
- Kingwell Community CentreGrade II
- Lamp Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Llovan CottageGrade II
- Lych Gate Approximately 30 Metres South-West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- No. 34, Church StreetGrade II
- Nos 16 to 20 Including Warehouse Attached to RearGrade II
- Nos 23 and 25 (including Passage to Clifton Place)Grade II
- Nos 7 and 9 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Nos. 48 and 50, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- Oak InnGrade II
- Old Railway StationGrade II
- Oswestry Visitor and Exhibition CentreGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 50 Metres South East of No. 43 (wynnstay Hotel)Grade II
- Pair of Memorials to Members of Jones Family Approximately 30 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Porkington TerraceGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Doctor's SurgeryGrade II
- Raised Pavement, Steps and Railings in Front of Numbers 1 to 5 Raised Pavement, Steps and Railings in Front of Porkington TerraceGrade II
- Remains of Oswestry CastleGrade II
- Row of 7 Bollards Immediately in Front of Number 6Grade II
- Savings BankGrade II
- Signal Box Approximately 80 Metres South of Former Oswestry StationGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 30 Metres South West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- The Bailey HeadGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The DonGrade II
- The Fox InnGrade II
- The GuildhallGrade II
- The Poplars and Attached Garden WallGrade II
- The Red Lion InnGrade II
- The Willow TreeGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- War Memorial to the Staff of the Cambrian RailwaysGrade II
- Williams Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North West of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Wolfe/jennings Memorial Approximately 8 Metres North of North Chancel Chapel of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Wynnstay HotelGrade II
- Ye Olde Vaults InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Willow StreetChurch StreetUpper Brook StreetLower Brook StreetUpper Church StreetCross StreetSalop RoadArthur StreetBailey StreetLeg Street1-3 Cross StreetConey Green
The council’s appraisal
WEBOswestry 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.