About the Droitwich Canal Conservation Area
The Droitwich Canal Conservation Area covers about 66 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Mill Hall, 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.
- Mill HallGrade II*
- Parish Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- Salwarpe CourtGrade II*
- Chest Tomb About 10 Yards South of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Church Cottage and Lychgate CottageGrade II
- Garden Wall Adjoining the North-East Corner of Mill HallGrade II
- Hill End HouseGrade II
- Kings Hawford SchoolGrade II
- Linacre BridgeGrade II
- Mildenham BridgeGrade II
- Mildenham Lock No 6Grade II
- Mildenham MillGrade II
- Mildenham Mill HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding About 5 Yards North-West of Mill HallGrade II
- Pedestal Tomb About 35 Yards South-West of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Quarrell Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 35 Yards South of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Salwarpe BridgeGrade II
- Salwarpe Court Barn About 100 Yards South-East of Salwarpe CourtGrade II
- Salwarpe HouseGrade II
- Salwarpe War MemorialGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
- Wilson Family Memorial About 30 Yards South of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Wilson Memorial About 45 Yards South-West of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Wilson Memorial Immediately South of the Chancel of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDroitwich Canal Conservation Area AppraisalWychavon District 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 Wychavon District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.