About the Hilderstone Conservation Area
The Hilderstone Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Stafford Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 15 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 Hilderstone 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.
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall, Gate Piers and Gates to North West of Christ ChurchGrade II
- Hilderstone HallGrade II
- Hilderstone HouseGrade II
- Horseshoe Farmhouse and Numbers 1, 2 and 3 Horseshoe CottagesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (near School)Grade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Mill Farmhouse and Mill CottageGrade II
- Numbers 1-4 Hall Farm CottagesGrade II
- Stones ThrowGrade II
- The Shop and Copes CottageGrade II
- The Smithy and School HouseGrade II
- The StoresGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHilderstone 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.