About the Prees Conservation Area
The Prees Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Chad, 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.
- Church of St ChadGrade II*
- 1, SHREWSBURY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1a, Shrewsbury StreetGrade II
- 2, Shrewsbury StreetGrade II
- 26, Shrewsbury StreetGrade II
- 9, Whitchurch RoadGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North of Tudor HouseGrade II
- Croydon House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Fairview and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Font Approximately 1 Metre East of North Porch of Church of St ChadGrade II
- Former Lock UpGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Moreton CottageGrade II
- Prees HallGrade II
- Providence GroveGrade II
- Shropshire HouseGrade II
- Stable Block and Attached Wall to Late C19 Addition to Prees HallGrade II
- Stone Building Immediately West of Lock UpGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St ChadGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Walford HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBPrees 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.