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West MidlandsConservation areas in Stafford Borough Council
29 conservation areas and 3 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Bradley
Designated 1969 · ref. 1
Rules & recordBurton Manor Village
Designated 2008 · ref. 2
Rules & recordChebsey
Designated 1979 · ref. 19
Rules & recordChurch Eaton
Designated 1973 · ref. 3
Rules & recordColwich & Little Haywood
Designated 1974 · ref. 20
Rules & recordCorporation Street Flats
Designated 1996 · ref. 4
Rules & recordEccleshall
Designated 1969 · ref. 5
Rules & recordForebridge
Designated 1999 · ref. 21
Rules & recordForegate & St. Georges
Designated 1996 · ref. 6
Rules & recordForton and Meretown
Designated 1978 · ref. 22
Rules & recordFulford
Designated 1978 · ref. 7
Rules & recordGnosall
Designated 1971 · ref. 23
Rules & recordGreat Haywood & Shugborough
Designated 1969 · ref. 8
Rules & recordHanchurch
Designated 1980 · ref. 24
Rules & recordHilderstone
Designated 1977 · ref. 13
Rules & recordIngestre
Designated 1970 · ref. 9
Rules & recordMeaford
Designated 1987 · ref. 25
Rules & recordModdershall Valley
Designated 1979 · ref. 10
Rules & recordOffleybrook
Designated 1993 · ref. 11
Rules & recordShropshire Union Canal
Designated 1984 · ref. 12
Rules & recordStafford
Designated 1971 · ref. 26
Rules & recordStaffs and Worcestershire Canal
Designated 1978 · ref. 14
Rules & recordStone
Designated 1969 · ref. 27
Rules & recordSwynnerton
Designated 1970 · ref. 28
Rules & recordTixall
Designated 1984 · ref. 15
Rules & recordTrent & Mersey Canal
Designated 1988 · ref. 16
Rules & recordTrentham
Designated 1995 · ref. 17
Rules & recordWalk Mill
Designated 1993 · ref. 29
Rules & recordWalton-on-the-Hill
Designated 1977 · ref. 18
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 Stafford Borough 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.
- Burton Manor Article 4 (1 July 2014)
- Eccleshall Article 4
- Stone Article 4 (4 October 1996)
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.