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West MidlandsConservation areas in Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
17 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
Alton and Farley
Designated 1971 · ref. 453
Rules & recordBagnall
Designated 1972 · ref. 455
Rules & recordBiddulph Grange
Designated 1977 · ref. 457
Rules & recordCaldon Canal
Designated 1996 · ref. 469
Rules & recordCaverswall
Designated 1970 · ref. 459
Rules & recordCheadle
Designated 1970 · ref. 460
Rules & recordCheckley
Designated 1977 · ref. 461
Rules & recordCheddleton
Designated 1970 · ref. 462
Rules & recordEndon
Designated 1972 · ref. 463
Rules & recordFoxt
Designated 2018 · ref. 10187
Rules & recordHorton
Designated 1970 · ref. 464
Rules & recordIpstones
Designated 1977 · ref. 465
Rules & recordLeek
Designated 1970 · ref. 466
Rules & recordOakamoor
Designated 2016 · ref. 10136
Rules & recordRudyard
Designated 2016 · ref. 10135
Rules & recordStanley
Designated 1972 · ref. 467
Rules & recordUpper Tean
Designated 1998 · ref. 468
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.