About the Shropshire Union Canal Conservation Area
The Shropshire Union Canal Conservation Area covers about 86 hectares and was designated by Stafford Borough Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 40 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Shropshire Union Canal 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.
- Bridge Number 42 at Sj 775 256Grade II
- High Bridge (Bridge No.39) Shropshire Union Canal Main LineGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 0.5 Miles to North of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 0.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 1.5 Miles to North of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 1.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 2.5 Miles to North of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 2.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 3.5 Miles to North of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 3.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 4.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Milepost Shropshire Union Canal 6.5 Miles to South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Newport Branch Canal Basin Bridge (number 1) Norbury Junction at Sj 792 227Grade II
- Newport Branch Canal Norbury Junction at Sj 792 227Grade II
- Plardiwick Bridge (No. 36) at SJ 815 206Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Barn Bridge (Number 37) at SJ 809 211Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Black Flat Bridge (Number 47) at SJ 741 271Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Boat Maintenance Workshop on East Side of Canal Norbury Junction at Sj 792 227Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 41 at Sj 782 252Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 43 at Sj 772 259Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Castle Cutting Bridge (Number 30) at SJ 830 185Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Cowley Bridge (Number 32) at SJ 827 192Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Cowley Double Road Bridge (Number 31) at SJ 829 189Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal High Onn Bridge (number 25) at Sj 835 168Grade II
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- Shropshire Union Canal Junction Bridge (number 38) Norbury Junction at Sj 792 228Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Knighton Bridge (number 46) at Sj 745 269Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Little Onn Bridge (number 24) at Sj 842 161Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost 4.5 Miles to North of Norbury JunctionGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Newport Road Bridge (Number 35) at SJ 819 203Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Newport Road Bridge (number 45) and stop gate at SJ 746 268Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Parks Barn Bridge (Number 28) at SJ 831 177Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Parks Bridge (Number 27) at SJ 831 173Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Pave Lane Road Bridge (Number 34) at SJ 821 201Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Ryehill Cutting Bridge (number 23) at Sj 830 185Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Shebdon Aqueduct at Sj 758 261Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Sushions Bridge (number 21) at Sj 847 147Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Turnover Bridge (number 26) at Sj 832 171Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal Wood Eaton Bridge (Number 29) at SJ 831 181Grade II
- Shropshire Union Canal, Canal Tunnel at the South East Corner of Shelmore WoodGrade II
- Shropshire Union Canal, Canal Tunnel South of Norbury JunctionGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBShropshire Union Canal 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.