About the Church Hill Conservation Area
The Church Hill Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Matthew, 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.
- 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 MatthewGrade II*
- GuildhallGrade II*
- 10, 11 and 12, High StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, Lower Hall LaneGrade II
- 14, Freer StreetGrade II
- 14, Lower Hall LaneGrade II
- 15-19, Lower Hall LaneGrade II
- 20, 21, 22 and 23, Lower Hall LaneGrade II
- 5, 6, 7 and 8, Grove TerraceGrade II
- 56-65, George StreetGrade II
- 65, 66 and 67, Ablewell StreetGrade II
- 69 and 72, Ablewell StreetGrade II
- Blue Coat School (front Block)Grade II
- Building Adjoining to North West of Green Dragon InnGrade II
- Former Police StationGrade II
- Green Dragon InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurch Hill Conservation Area AppraisalWalsall Metropolitan 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 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.