About the Ingestre Conservation Area
The Ingestre Conservation Area covers about 84 hectares and was designated by Stafford Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Ingestre HallGrade II*
- Farm Buildings at Home Farm Immediately East and South East of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Old Stables at Ingestre Hall to South of the ChurchGrade II
- Orangery at Ingestre HallGrade II
- Stables at Ingestre Hall to East of Old StablesGrade II
- The Pavilion in Ingestre ParkGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIngestre 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.