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29 conservation areas and 13 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. 28
Rules & recordAston Hall and Church Conservation Area
Designated 1972 · ref. 12
Rules & recordAustin Village Conservation Area
Designated 1997 · ref. 30
Rules & recordBarnsley Road, Edgbaston Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 25
Rules & recordBournville Tenants Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. 9
Rules & recordBournville Village Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. 8
Rules & recordColmore Row and Environs Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. 11
Rules & recordDigbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets Conservation Area
Designated 2000 · ref. 31
Rules & recordEdgbaston Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 15
Rules & recordFour Oaks Conservation Area
Designated 1986 · ref. 21
Rules & recordGreenfield Road, Harborne Conservation Area
Designated 2009 · ref. 32
Rules & recordHarborne Old Village Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. 6
Rules & recordHigh Street, Sutton Coldfield Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. 13
Rules & recordJewellery Quarter Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. 17
Rules & recordKings Norton Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. 4
Rules & recordLee Crescent Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. 14
Rules & recordLozells and Soho Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. 16
Rules & recordMoor Pool, Harborne Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. 7
Rules & recordMoseley Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. 20
Rules & recordNorthfield Old Village Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. 0
Rules & recordOld Yardley Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. 5
Rules & recordRyland Road Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. 1
Rules & recordSchool Road, Hall Green Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 26
Rules & recordSelly Park Avenues Conservation Area
Designated 2009 · ref. 33
Rules & recordSelly Park Conservation Area
Designated 2009 · ref. 34
Rules & recordSt Agnes, Moseley Conservation Area
Designated 1987 · ref. 22
Rules & recordSt Augustine's Edgbaston Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 24
Rules & recordSteelhouse City Centre Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. 29
Rules & recordWarwick Barr Conservation Area
Designated 1987 · ref. 23
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Birmingham City Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- AUSTIN VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2) (17 July 1997)
- BOURNVILLE VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2) (9 May 1996)
- CITY WIDE HMO
- EDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2) (4 September 1975)
- GREENFIELD ROAD, HARBORNE CONSERVATION AREA
- HIGH STREET, SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2) (14 October 1999)
- MOOR POOL CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4(2) (30 July 1970)
- MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2)
- OLD YARDLEY CONSERVATION AREA, ARTICLE 4 (2) (17 July 1969)
- SELLY OAK HMO (31 August 2014)
- SELLY PARK AVENUES CONSERVATION AREA
- SELLY PARK CONSERVATION AREA
- ST AGNES, MOSELEY CONSERVATION AREA (8 April 2009)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.