About the Sheriffhales Conservation Area
The Sheriffhales Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 MaryGrade II*
- Cross base and sundial approximately 21 metres to north of chancel of Church of St. MaryGrade II
- FallowsGrade II
- Glover Tomb, Approximately 8 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Glover Tomb, Approximately 9 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Gorser Tomb, approximately 18 metres to the south of the chancel of Church of St. MaryGrade II
- Hughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Sheene HouseGrade II
- Sheriffhales LodgeGrade II
- Sheriffhales ManorGrade II
- Sheriffhales War Memorial, St Mary's churchyardGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- York Tomb, Approximately 1 Metre to North West of Tower of Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSheriffhales 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.