About the Codsall & Oaken Conservation Area Management Plan Conservation Area
The Codsall & Oaken Conservation Area Management Plan Conservation Area covers about 44 hectares and was designated by South Staffordshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*. 239 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 NicholasGrade II*
- Base of Cross Approximately 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Codsall HouseGrade II
- Codsall Railway Station and footbridgeGrade II
- Eggington Family Memorial Approximately 20 Yards South of ChancelGrade II
- John Karver Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Nathaniel Barrett Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South East of Chancel of St NicholasGrade II
- Oaken Manor Barn Approximately 50 Yards East of Oaken ManorGrade II
- Railway Bridge Number 361Grade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The Meat HouseGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCodsall & Oaken Conservation Area Management Plan Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.