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West MidlandsConservation areas in Coventry City Council
18 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
Allesley Village Conservation Area
Designated 1968 · ref. CA2
Rules & recordBrownshill Green Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA17
Rules & recordChapelfields Conservation Area
Designated 1976 · ref. CA9
Rules & recordCoventry Canal Conservation Area
Designated 2012 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordEarlsdon Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA18
Rules & recordFar Gosford Street Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordGreyfriars Green Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. CA4
Rules & recordHawksbury Junction Conservation Area
Designated 1976 · ref. CA8
Rules & recordHigh Street Conservation Area
Designated 1982 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordHill Top Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. CA7
Rules & recordIvy Farm Lane (Canley Hamlet) Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordKenilworth Road Conservation Area
Designated 1968 · ref. CA1
Rules & recordLady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. CA6
Rules & recordLondon Road Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordNaul's Mill Conservation Area
Designated 2003 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordSpon End Conservation Area
Designated 2003 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordSpon Street Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. CA5
Rules & recordStoke Green Conservation Area
Designated 1968 · ref. CA3
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 Coventry 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.
- Black Horse, 73 Spon End (23 November 2012)
- Brownshill Green (18 March 2022)
- Copsewood Grange and Lodge, New Century Park, Allard Way (2 May 2014)
- Earlsdon (18 March 2022)
- HMO - 30.9.23 (8 September 2022)
- Lady Herberts Garden and the Burges (8 July 2025)
- Land at 23 (Bank House), 25 and 29 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV1 2EZ (25 July 2019)
- Land at 6 The Firs (12 May 2016)
- Matrix, Churchill Car Park (13 October 1995)
- St. Nicholas Church (19 September 2023)
- Stoneleigh Road (20 March 1992)
- United Reform Church, Hawkes Mill Lane (5 June 2015)
- Washbrook Lane (21 September 2005)
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.