About the Newport Conservation Area
The Newport Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Telford & Wrekin Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 95 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 91 Grade II). The most significant is Central Block (adams' Grammar School), 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.
- Central Block (adams' Grammar School)Grade II*
- Chetwynd HouseGrade II*
- Church of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II*
- Old GuildhallGrade II*
- 1, Bridge TerraceGrade II
- 1, Lower BarGrade II
- 1, Salter's LaneGrade II
- 1, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 10 and 10a, High StreetGrade II
- 101, High StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- 11, 15 and 17, Chetwynd EndGrade II
- 117, High StreetGrade II
- 119, High StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 121, High StreetGrade II
- 123, High StreetGrade II
- 127, High StreetGrade II
- 130, High StreetGrade II
- 130a, High StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 14, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, 22 and 24, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
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- 2, Bridge TerraceGrade II
- 2, Lower BarGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 25-27, Chetwynd EndGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27-31, High StreetGrade II
- 2A, 3, 4 and 5, Bridge TerraceGrade II
- 3, Lower BarGrade II
- 3, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 33, High StreetGrade II
- 34, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 35, 35a, 37 and 39, High StreetGrade II
- 38, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 4, Chetwynd EndGrade II
- 40 and 42, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, High StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, High StreetGrade II
- 49, High StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 5-9, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Lower BarGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 54, High StreetGrade II
- 60, High StreetGrade II
- 63-67, High StreetGrade II
- 66 and 68, High StreetGrade II
- 69, High StreetGrade II
- 6a, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 7, Chetwynd EndGrade II
- 70 and 72, Upper BarGrade II
- 70, High StreetGrade II
- 71, High StreetGrade II
- 73, High StreetGrade II
- 74, Upper BarGrade II
- 77, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 8a, St Mary StreetGrade II
- 81 and 83, High StreetGrade II
- 85, High StreetGrade II
- 87 and 89, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Upper BarGrade II
- 9, Chetwynd EndGrade II
- 91 and 91a, High StreetGrade II
- 93, High StreetGrade II
- 97, High StreetGrade II
- Adams' AlmshousesGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Barley Mow Hotel (public House)Grade II
- Beaumaris HouseGrade II
- Bridge Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Butter CrossGrade II
- Castle House SchoolGrade II
- Chetwynd End HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Walls, Gateway, Gatepiers and Gates of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Former Star Public HouseGrade II
- Former Town Hall [owners Newport (salop) Market and Trading Company]Grade II
- Front Block and Rear RangeGrade II
- IvydeneGrade II
- London HouseGrade II
- Newport War MemorialGrade II
- No. 2a, Lower BarGrade II
- Pheasant InnGrade II
- Railings, Gate Standards and Gates of No 131Grade II
- Railings, Gates and Gatepiers Fronting Adams' Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Royal Victoria HotelGrade II
- Shakespeare InnGrade II
- Smallwood LodgeGrade II
- Swan Inn Public HouseGrade II
- The Folly at Castle House SchoolGrade II
- The Literary InstituteGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Telford & Wrekin Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.