About the Wem Conservation Area
The Wem Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 83 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 80 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Hazlitt HouseGrade II*
- PARK HOUSE (formerly listed as The Hall, New Street)Grade II*
- 14 and 16, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 17, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, High StreetGrade II
- 2, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Noble StreetGrade II
- 23 Chapel StreetGrade II
- 23, Noble StreetGrade II
- 24, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 24, Noble StreetGrade II
- 26, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 26, Noble StreetGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 28, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 29, Noble StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5 Chapel StreetGrade II
- 3 Crown StreetGrade II
- 3, New StreetGrade II
- 30, Noble StreetGrade II
- 31, Noble StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, Chapel StreetGrade II
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- 34 and 36, High StreetGrade II
- 34 Noble StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Noble StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Noble StreetGrade II
- 40, Aston StreetGrade II
- 41, Noble StreetGrade II
- 44 and 46, High StreetGrade II
- 44, Noble StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48, Noble StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, High StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, High StreetGrade II
- 56 and 58, High StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8 Chapel StreetGrade II
- 60, Noble StreetGrade II
- 61 and 63, Noble StreetGrade II
- 62, High StreetGrade II
- 63, New StreetGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- 68, High StreetGrade II
- 69, High StreetGrade II
- 70 High StreetGrade II
- 71 and 71a, High StreetGrade II
- 72, 74 and 76, High StreetGrade II
- 73, High StreetGrade II
- 78, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Market StreetGrade II
- 8-10 Noble StreetGrade II
- 91 High Street and front area railingsGrade II
- 93, High StreetGrade II
- Adams HouseGrade II
- Astbury HouseGrade II
- Bridge Over River Roden North of Wem MillGrade II
- Church HallGrade II
- Churchyard Entrance Gates and Gate Piers Immediately North-West of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Churchyard Gate Piers South of St Peter and St Paul's ChurchGrade II
- Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Former National Westminster BankGrade II
- Former Offices of Shrewsbury and Wem Brewery Company LtdGrade II
- Former White Horse HotelGrade II
- Gate Piers in Front (south) of Wem Conservative ClubGrade II
- Hawkstone Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Morgan LibraryGrade II
- No. 83 and No. 85 HIGH STREETGrade II
- North Shropshire Printing CompanyGrade II
- Number 67 and Area RailingsGrade II
- Old HallGrade II
- Roden HouseGrade II
- Roseville HouseGrade II
- The Castle HotelGrade II
- The Drayton Gate and Adjoining Stables to EastGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Wem Conservative ClubGrade II
- Wem MillGrade II
- Wemsbrook LodgeGrade II
- White Lion Public 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
WEBWem 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.