About the Foregate & St. Georges Conservation Area
The Foregate & St. Georges Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Stafford Borough Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Friends' Meeting House, 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.
- Friends' Meeting HouseGrade II*
- 62 and 63, Foregate StreetGrade II
- Detention Block North East of Central Block, Hm PrisonGrade II
- Detention Block North of Central Block, Hm PrisonGrade II
- Detention Block South of Central Block, Hm PrisonGrade II
- Hm Prison, Central BlockGrade II
- Perimeter Walls to West and North of Hm PrisonGrade II
- St George's HospitalGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBForegate & St. Georges Conservation Area AppraisalStafford Borough 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 Stafford Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.