About the Shropshire Union Canal Conservation Area Designation Document Conservation Area
The Shropshire Union Canal Conservation Area Designation Document Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by South Staffordshire Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings, all 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.
- Lapley Wood Bridge (No. 17)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct at Sj 850 140Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct Carrying Canal Over River Penk at N.g.r. Sj 8888103654Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Aqueduct Over Watling StreetGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal bridge No.6 (Lower Hattons Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Dirty Lane Bridge (number 20) at Sj 853 131Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal milepost approximately 40 yards north of Avenue Bridge (NGR SJ 88839 07589)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at N.g.r. Sj 89020291Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at Sj 866 118Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at Sj 874 104Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at Sj 891 060Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 10 (avenue Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 11 (giffard's Cross Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 12 (deans Hall Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 15 (eskew Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 16 (broomhall Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 5 Upper Hattons BridgeGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 8 (park Bridge)Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Number 9 (chillington Bridge)Grade II
- Tavern Bridge (No. 19)Grade II
- Wheaton Aston Bridge (No. 18)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBShropshire Union Canal 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.