About the Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area
The Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by South Derbyshire District Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 23 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 Trent and Mersey Canal 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.
- Arleston House FarmhouseGrade II
- Canal Aqueduct at SK 268 269Grade II
- Canal Bridge at Os 279 279Grade II
- Canal Bridge at Os 321300Grade II
- High BridgeGrade II
- High Bridge HouseGrade II
- Stenson HouseGrade II
- Stenson Lock and Attached Bridge to EastGrade II
- Stenson Lock CottageGrade II
- The Green ManGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Aston Lock and Aston Lock BridgeGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge at Weston LockGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Deep Dale Bridge Number 17 at Sk 3485 2923Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Derwent Mouth LockGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Outbuilding to East of Canal Toll House at Swarkestone StopGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Porter's Bridge at Sk 452 305Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Scotch BridgeGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Swarkestone Lock and BridgeGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal Weston LockGrade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost at Sk 392 274Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost at Swarkestone Stop Sk 368 291Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost to South of Massey's Bridge at Sk 381 284Grade II
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Toll House at Swarkestone StopGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Derbyshire District 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 South Derbyshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.