About the Snailbeach Conservation Area
The Snailbeach Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 14 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 Snailbeach 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.
- 12, SnailbeachGrade II
- Baptist Chapel and Attached CottageGrade II
- Blacksmith's Shop and Associated Outbuilding Attached to South at Ngr Sj 3743 0216Grade II
- Chapel Shaft Chimney at Ngr Sj 3813 0203Grade II
- Chimney at Ngr Sj 3744 0197Grade II
- Compressor House and attached chimney at NGR SJ 3746 0213Grade II
- Crusher House at Ngr Sj 3750 0215Grade II
- Engine House at Ngr Sj 3743 0205Grade II
- Former Candlehouse at Snailbeach Lead MineGrade II
- Locomotive Shed at Ngr Sj 3744 0219Grade II
- Magazine at Ngr Sj 3769 0217Grade II
- Ore House at Ngr Sj 3751 0224Grade II
- Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3742 0215Grade II
- Winding Engine House at Ngr Sj 3746 0206Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSnailbeach 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.