About the Church Street Conservation Area
The Church Street Conservation Area covers about 1.6 hectares and was designated by Wyre Forest District Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings, all 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.
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 12, Church StreetGrade II
- 13, Church StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 22, Church StreetGrade II
- 23, Church StreetGrade II
- 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Church StreetGrade II
- 27, Church StreetGrade II
- 28, Church StreetGrade II
- 29, Church StreetGrade II
- 30, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
- Gate Piers to New Meeting HouseGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- New Meeting HouseGrade II
- The Baxter United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- The Medical HallGrade II
- The Sunday School to Baxter United Reformed ChurchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurch Street Conservation Area AppraisalWyre Forest 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 Wyre Forest District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.