About the Westbury Conservation Area
The Westbury Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Shropshire Council in 1983. 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*
- 3, Vennington RoadGrade II
- Barn and attached cow house approximately 35 metres to north of Lower House and Lower House Cottage (Former Lower House Farmhouse)Grade II
- Brook CottageGrade II
- Chest tomb approximately 21 metres to south east of chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Grange FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Lower House and Lower House Cottage (Former Lower House Farmhouse)Grade II
- Pump Approximately 4 Metres to Southwest of Grange FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables approximately 7 metres to north east of Lower House and Lower House Cottage (former Lower House Farmhouse)Grade II
- Sundial Approximately 7 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWestbury 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.