About the Enville Conservation Area Designation Document Conservation Area
The Enville Conservation Area Designation Document Conservation Area covers about 124 hectares and was designated by South Staffordshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 7 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 MaryGrade II*
- The MuseumGrade II*
- Churchyard Cross Remains Approximately 10 Yards South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coach house and Stable blockGrade II
- Enville HallGrade II
- Former smithy immediately north-east of No. 11Grade II
- Fountain in Ha Ha PoolGrade II
- Gates, Gate Piers, Garden Wall and Ha Ha South and East of Enville HallGrade II
- Group of 3 Grave Covers Approximately 5 Yards North East of North Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Home FarmGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The EstablishmentGrade II
- The Gothic Gateway (Shenstones Eyecatcher)Grade II
- The PagodaGrade II
- The SummerhouseGrade II
- Warren CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEnville Conservation Area Designation Document 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.