About the Walsall Locks Conservation Area
The Walsall Locks Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Walsall Locks 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.
- Birchills Canal Museum, Former Boatmans Rest, West Side of Walsall Top LockGrade II
- Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Fourth Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Eighth Lock From South (top Lock) Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Fifth Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Seventh Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Sixth Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Toll HouseGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Second Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Southern Lock Walsall LocksGrade II
- Walsall Junction Canal Third Lock From South Walsall LocksGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWalsall Locks 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.