About the Tamworth, Town Centre Conservation Area
The Tamworth, Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Tamworth Borough Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 90 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 86 Grade II). The most significant is Causeway Walls to North East of Tamworth Castle, Grade I.
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 Tamworth, Town Centre 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.
- Causeway Walls to North East of Tamworth CastleGrade I
- Church of St EdithaGrade I
- Tamworth CastleGrade I
- Town HallGrade II*
- 1, ColehillGrade II
- 1, George StreetGrade II
- 1, King StreetGrade II
- 1, Silver StreetGrade II
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 10, ColehillGrade II
- 103 and 104, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 11, AldergateGrade II
- 11, ColehillGrade II
- 110 and 111, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 116 and 117, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, AldergateGrade II
- 15, AldergateGrade II
- 15, Lower GungateGrade II
- 16 and 17, AldergateGrade II
- 17 and 18, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 19, LICHFIELD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2 and 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 2, Bolebridge StreetGrade II
- 2, Lady BankGrade II
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- 20 and 21, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 21-22, Church StreetGrade II
- 21, Lower GungateGrade II
- 22, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 26a, 27 and 27a, Market StreetGrade II
- 28 and 29, Market StreetGrade II
- 28, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Lady BankGrade II
- 3 and 5, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 3, 4 and 4a, Bolebridge StreetGrade II
- 3, 4 and 5 George StreetGrade II
- 30, Market StreetGrade II
- 32, 33 and 33a, Market StreetGrade II
- 34, Market StreetGrade II
- 36 and 36a, George StreetGrade II
- 37, George StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Lower GungateGrade II
- 5-9, Bolebridge StreetGrade II
- 5, Lady BankGrade II
- 6 and 7, Lady BankGrade II
- 6, Market StreetGrade II
- 66 and 67, Church StreetGrade II
- 68, Church StreetGrade II
- 70, Church StreetGrade II
- 71, Church StreetGrade II
- 8 and 9, ColehillGrade II
- 8, Lady BankGrade II
- 9 and 11, Lower GungateGrade II
- 9, Lady BankGrade II
- 92, Lichfield StreetGrade II
- Assembly RoomsGrade II
- Bowling Club House and Attached Terrace Wall to South and South East of Brewery HouseGrade II
- Brewery HouseGrade II
- Castle Coach House and Attached Wall Extending to Holloway LodgeGrade II
- Castle Hotel Lakins Night Club the Bow Street RunnerGrade II
- Colin Grazier Hotel and attached wallGrade II
- Former Peel Arms HotelGrade II
- Former Peel SchoolGrade II
- Front Garden Wall, Railings and Gate to East of Brewery HouseGrade II
- Halifax Building SocietyGrade II
- Holloway LodgeGrade II
- Lady BridgeGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Market Vaults Public HouseGrade II
- Monument Approximately 48 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St EdithaGrade II
- New Meeting House (unitarian)Grade II
- Number 14 and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Old Stone Cross Public HouseGrade II
- Revetment Wall and Railings East Side of LadybankGrade II
- Shorthose Monument Approximately 6 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St EdithaGrade II
- Statue of Ethelfleda Approximately 13.5 Metres East of Holloway LodgeGrade II
- Statue of Sir Robert PeelGrade II
- Tamworth Arts CentreGrade II
- Tamworth Masonic RoomsGrade II
- The BolebridgeGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- The White House and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Upper Lodge to North East of Tamworth CastleGrade II
- Urn Approximately 12 Metres South West of Upper LodgeGrade II
- Urn Approximately 20 Metres South East of Holloway LodgeGrade II
- Urn Approximately 44 Metres South East of Tamworth CastleGrade II
- Wall Encircling Tamworth CastleGrade II
- Wall to East of Holloway LodgeGrade II
- Wall to North of Numbers 29 and 30 (not Included)Grade II
- Wall to West South West of Number 9Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Lichfield StreetMarket StreetChurch StreetBolebridge StreetGeorge Streetand 5 George StreetKing StreetSilver StreetVictoria Road
The council’s appraisal
WEBTamworth, Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalTamworth 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 Tamworth Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.