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West MidlandsConservation areas in Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
22 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
All Saints Sedgley
Official record · ref. 91
Rules & recordBUMBLE HOLE St. PETERS ROAD NETHERTON
Official record · ref. 88
Rules & recordCastle Hill Dudley
Official record · ref. 87
Rules & recordChurch Road Oldswinford.
Official record · ref. 73
Rules & recordDelph Locks Brierley Hill.
Official record · ref. 68
Rules & recordDudley Town Centre
Official record · ref. 93
Rules & recordHigh Street Stoubridge.
Official record · ref. 71
Rules & recordHigh Street, Brierley Hill
Official record · ref. 83
Rules & recordLove Lane Oldswinford
Official record · ref. 80
Rules & recordLutley Mill Halesowen.
Official record · ref. 96
Rules & recordMushroom Green Dudley Wood.
Official record · ref. 97
Rules & recordOak Street Woodsetton Coseley
Official record · ref. 86
Rules & recordParkhead Locks Dudley
Official record · ref. 89
Rules & recordStourbridge Branch Canal Stourbridge
Official record · ref. 70
Rules & recordStourbridge Canal Arm Extension Amblecote/Wordsley
Official record · ref. 74
Rules & recordStourbridge Sixteen Locks Wordsley.
Official record · ref. 75
Rules & recordThe Coppice Turlshill Road Coseley
Official record · ref. 85
Rules & recordThe Leasowes Halesowen.
Official record · ref. 95
Rules & recordThe Village Kingswinford
Official record · ref. 90
Rules & recordWollaston
Official record · ref. 72
Rules & recordWordsley Church Wordsley
Official record · ref. 69
Rules & recordWordsley Hospital
Official record · ref. 76
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.
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.