List of conservation areas in the West Midlands (county)


This is a list of conservation areas in the West Midlands, England. There are a total of 137 conservation areas throughout the West Midlands.

Birmingham

has 27 conservation areas. The first conservation areas in Birmingham were designated in 1969. Birmingham City Council have designed 31 conservation areas, of which one, St Peter's Place, have been de-designated in 1976 following the demolition of the church in its centre. The Castle Bromwich Conservation Area was transferred to Solihull following a boundary amendment from 1 April 1988. The former Key Hill and St Paul's Conservation Areas were incorporated into the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area on 27 September 2000.
NameArea Date designatedAdditional designations
or notes		References
Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield17.5715 October 1992None.
Aston Hall and Church24.9827 January 1972Extended 6 February 1975 and 17 November 1977.
Austin Village, Northfield/ Longbridge13.2617 July 1997Covered by Article 4 Direction.
Barnsley Road, Edgbaston12.0719 May 1988None.
Bournville Tenants9.14717 June 1971Extended 6 February 1975.
Bournville Village76.8617 June 1971Covered by Article 4 Direction. Extended 7 October 1971, 18 June 1981 and 14 July 1994.
Colmore Row and Environs, City Centre21.707 October 1971Extended 21 March 1985 and 5 July 1985.
Digbeth, Deritend, and Bordesley High Streets28.6831 May 2000None.
Edgbaston395.44 September 1975Extended 13 December 1984, 17 September 1992 and 10 October 1992.
Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield11410 July 1986None.
Harborne Old Village24.7917 July 1969None.
High Street, Sutton Coldfield16.9528 November 1973Partly covered by Article 4 Direction. Extended 6 February 1975, 14 August 1980 and 16 July 1992.
Ideal Village, Bordesley Green17.5718 October 1990Covered by Article 4 Direction.
Jewellery Quarter94.4310 January 1980Extended 18 January 1996 and 27 September 2000.
Kings Norton14.2817 July 1969None.
Lee Crescent, Edgbaston2.3426 June 1974None.
Lozells and Soho Hill34.4419 July 1979None.
Moor Pool, Harborne22.3230 July 1970Covered by Article 4 Direction. Character Appraisal and Management Plan adopted in March 2012.
Moseley95.0617 March 1983Extended 12 November 1987 and 14 March 2005.
Northfield Old Village4.07617 July 1969None.
Old Yardley11.4717 July 1969Covered by Article 4. Extended 15 August 1974.
Ryland Road, Edgbaston2.75913 March 1969None.
St Agnes, Moseley27.5925 June 1987None.
St Augustines, Edgbaston13.4618 February 1988None.
School Road, Hall Green6.38017 November 1988First designation of speculative semi-detached suburbia.
Steelhouse, City Centre11.074 October 1993None.
Warwick Bar, Digbeth16.1925 June 1987None.

Coventry

has 15 conservation areas. The first conservation areas were designated in 1968.
NameDate designatedAdditional designations
or notes
Allesley Village20 December 1968Extended 29 November 1994.
Kenilworth Road, Earlsdon20 December 1968Extensions agreed 6 September 1978 with effect from 10 October 1978. Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004.
Stoke Green20 December 1968Extension and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004.
Greyfriars Green, City Centre8 August 1969Extended 6 April 1977.
Hill Top, City Centre8 August 1969"Outstanding" status given 14 December 1976. Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004.
Lady Herbert's Garden, City Centre8 August 1969Extended 6 April 1977. Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004.
Spon Street, City Centre8 August 1969Extension to north and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004.
Hawkesbury Junction14 September 1976Designated jointly with Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council and ratified by the West Midlands County Council in October 1976.
Chapelfields9 November 1976None.
London Road, north of Whitley5 April 1977Given "outstanding" status 7 October 1977. The Cemetery is now on the English Heritage Parks & Gardens register.
High Street, City Centre12 October 1982None.
Ivy Farm Lane, Canley16 November 1989Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004.
Far Gosford Street, adjacent to the A46021 October 1992None.
Naul's Mill10 September 2003None.
Spon End10 September 2003None.

Dudley

There are 21 conservation areas in Dudley.
NameAdditional designations
or notes
All Saints, SedgleyNone.
Bumble Hole, NethertonNone.
Castle Hill, DudleyNone.
Church Road, OldswinfordNone.
The Coppice, CoseleyNone.
Delph 'Nine' Locks, Brierley HillNone.
Dudley Town CentreNone.
High Street, StourbridgeNone.
The Leasowes, HalesowenArticle Four.
Love Lane, OldswinfordArticle Four.
Lutley Mill, LutleyNone.
Mushroom GreenArticle Four.
Oak Street, CoseleyNone.
Parkhead Locks, DudleyNone.
Stourbridge Branch Canal None.
Stourbridge Canal None.
Stourbridge 16 Locks, WordsleyNone.
The Village, KingswinfordPartly covered by Article Four.
WollastonNone.
Wordsley ChurchNone.
Wordsley HospitalNone.

Sandwell

There are six conservation areas in Sandwell.
NameArea Date designatedAdditional designations
or notes
Church Square, Oldbury1.341974None.
Market Place, Wednesbury3.111980None.
Smethwick Summit 47.481985None.
Factory Locks, Tipton2.621986None.
High Street, West Bromwich11.801990Extended 1995 and 1997.
Warrens Hall33.981994None.

Solihull

There are 20 conservation areas in Solihull.
Name
Ashleigh Road
Barston
Berkswell
Bickenhill
Castle Bromwich
Granville Road, Dorridge
Grove AvenueUnknown
Hampton-in-Arden
Knowle
Malvern Hall and Brueton Avenue
Malvern Park Farm
Meriden Green
Meriden Hill
Olton
Solihull
Station Approach, Dorridge
Temple Balsall
Walsal End
Warwick Road
Whitehouse Green

Walsall

There are 18 conservation areas in Walsall. The first were designated in 1977.
NameArea Date designated
Aldridge3825 March 1980
Walsall Arboretum31.3219 April 1989
Bloxwich High StreetUnknown.18 October 2002
Bloxwich Park9.4113 December 1989
Bradford Street6.0517 April 1991
Bridge Street5.513 July 1983
Caldmore Green1.518 March 1987
Church Hill20.59 March 1979
Darlaston6.57 February 1977
Elmore Green, Bloxwich7.7319 April 1990
Great Barr76412 January 1996
Highgate10.212 October 1994
Lichfield Street6.96 July 1988
Old Pelsall3.920 August 1986
Old Rushall7.0726 October 1983
Pelsall Common57.52 March 1979
Walsall Locks5.518 March 1987
Willenhall7.728 January 1977

Wolverhampton

There are 30 conservation areas in Wolverhampton, more than any other metropolitan borough in the West Midlands. The first conservation area was designated in 1972.
NameDate designatedAdditional designations
or notes
Ash Hill13 October 1994None.
Bantock House12 October 1989None.
Bilston Town Centre1975Boundaries were adjusted 30 September 2002.
Bushbury Hill1972Boundaries were adjusted 25 June 1974.
Castlecroft Gardens28 July 1988None.
Cedar Way22 April 1999None.
Chapel Ash11 April 1991None.
Cleveland Road, City Centre13 June 1996None.
Copthorne Road2001Boundaries were adjusted 4 March 2002.
Fellows Street, Blakenhall26 November 2001None.
Old Hall Street, City Centre26 October 1995None.
Park1975Boundaries were adjusted 12 October 1995.
Penn Fields14 April 1994None.
Penn Road, Graiseley24 July 1997None.
Springfield Brewery3 October 2003None.
St John's Square1972Boundaries were adjusted in 1986 and on 12 October 1989.
St Philips, Penn Fields10 October 1991None.
Staffordshire and Worcestershire & Shropshire Union Canal14 October 1993None.
Tettenhall Greens1972Boundaries were adjusted 14 July 2003.
Tettenhall Road1 December 2004None.
Tettenhall Wood6 November 1975None.
The Oaks, Merridale1 December 2004None.
The Woodlands17 June 1976None.
Union Mill1985Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007.
Vicarage Road, Penn1972Boundaries were adjusted 17 June 1976.
Wednesfield1988Boundaries were adjusted 13 January 1994.
Wightwick Bank12 October 1989None.
Wolverhampton Locks1975Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007.
Wolverhampton City Centre1972Boundaries were adjusted in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1991, 2005 and on 14 March 2007.
Worcester Street, City Centre26 October 1995None.