About the Plealey Conservation Area
The Plealey Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Brookgate Farmhouse, 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 Plealey 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.
- Brookgate FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres North East of Galliers FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30m East of Spencer LodgeGrade II
- Barn Approximately 80 Metres West of Brookgate FarmhouseGrade II
- France Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 2 Metres North West of Plealey Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Galliers FarmhouseGrade II
- Plealey House and Attached StablesGrade II
- Plealey Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Spencer LodgeGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPlealey 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.