About the Willenhall Conservation Area
The Willenhall Conservation Area covers about 7.7 hectares and was designated by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 12 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.
- 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.
- 1, 2 and 3, Cross StreetGrade II
- 33, Market PlaceGrade II
- 34, Market PlaceGrade II
- 42, 43 and 44, Market PlaceGrade II
- 45 and 46, Market PlaceGrade II
- 8, New RoadGrade II
- Clock TowerGrade II
- Dale HouseGrade II
- Numbers 14 and 15, With Attached Workshops on North and West Sides of Yard to RearGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- Trinity Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Willenhall War Memorial, including obelisk and associated First World War stone panels and plaques, Second World War stone panels and plaques, and plaques dedicated to the Boer War.Grade 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
WEBWillenhall 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.