Includes conservation areas and getting Listed Buildings Consent.
Is my building Listed?

The Designated Heritage Assets map shows the locations of:

  • Listed Buildings
  • Conservation Areas

Contact the Historic Environment Service on 01902 556026 for:

  • more information
  • advice on maintenance
  • advice on repairs

How can I get a Building Listed?

Historic England deals with nominations to the National Register of Heritage Assets. This includes nominations for Listed Buildings. Through Historic England you can:

  • view the selection criteria
  • make nominations online
  • search the National Register for entries

The Local List

The Council operates a Local List of Heritage Assets which includes:

  • buildings
  • structures
  • parks
  • gardens
  • archaeological sites of local historic importance

Applications for Planning Permission affecting Listed sites must consider its special historic interest.

To nominate a site the Local List contact the Historic Environment Service on 01902 556026. You can also call for any further information.

Do I need Listed Buildings Consent?

If you want to alter or extend a Listed Building you will need to apply for Listed Building Consent if:

  • the change would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest
  • you want to carry out any demolition works. This is for both internal and external works

It can also apply to other structures which are part of the property like walls and outbuildings.

Apply online for Listed Buildings Consent

Apply by post

Download forms from the Planning Portal or get paper copies from the Council. You can hand in your completed application at reception located on the Civic Centre ground floor.

Fees

There is no fee for an application for Listed Building Consent.

Planning permission

The development that you propose may need planning permission.

If you live in the listed building, use the Planning Portal to see if you should apply for planning permission.

Contact us

If you are unsure whether you need to apply for planning permission, contact the planning department.

Is my property in a conservation area?

A Conservation Area is an area of special architectural or historic interest. It has a character or appearance that is desirable to preserve or enhance.

These areas help protect the unique and distinctive features of the environment. Some Conservation Areas in Wolverhampton don't have up-to-date Appraisal and Management Plans. This makes it difficult to protect and enhance their features when we get a development proposal.

Currently, there are 31 conservation areas in the city. You can view these on a map.

Our planning application decisions for conservation areas have to consider a few criteria. The proposal must preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area.

You have fewer permitted development rights if your property is in a conservation area. Especially in those areas where there is an Article 4 Direction.

See below for a list of conservation areas containing Article 4 Directions. Demolitions and works to trees in conservation areas also need consent from the council.

The table below contains a list of conservation areas in the city. You can find appraisal documents underneath the table. These can be quite large files and may not be appropriate to download on a tablet or mobile phone. You can request a paper copy by contacting the Historic Environment Service.

Name of area Brief description Appraisal Article 4 direction

Bantock House

 Includes Bantock House (18th-century farmhouse modernised in the 19th century) and now open as a museum, the adjoining gardens and nearby Victorian villas. No No

Tettenhall Greens

 Old settlement of Saxon origin centred around two village greens. Developed from the later 18thcentury as a genteel residential area containing many fine Georgian and large Victorian houses. Contact us Yes
Chapel Ash Area of 19th-century development fronting one of the main radial routes leading from the city centre. Yes No

St John's Square

 Remains of formal Georgian residential square with Grade II* St John's Church and churchyard at the centre. Includes later Victorian Roman Catholic church and terrace of late 18th century shops on Snow Hill. No No

St Philips
(Penn Fields)

 St Philip's church (1858) and adjoining vicarage, graveyard and group of semi-detached houses. Yes No
Wolverhampton Locks Narrow corridor following 1770s Birmingham Canal between Aldersley and the city centre. Yes No
Staffs & Worcs. & Shropshire Union Canal Linear area based on later 18th-century canal. No No
Tettenhall Wood Early 19th-century settlement comprising modest village centre and large houses in grounds. Yes Yes
Ash Hill Group of late 19th and early 20th century houses in extensive grounds. No No
Wolverhampton City Centre City commercial and administrative centre based on historic core dating back to the early medieval period. Yes Yes

Penn Fields

 Group of largely late 19th century houses in a range of styles and sizes developed before the major expansion of the town in the 20th century. Yes Yes
Union Mill Industrial area based around the canal and railway infrastructure. Yes No
Old Hall Street A key group of educational/public buildings in the city centre built at the start of the 20th century on the site of the Old Hall (archaeological site). No No

Wednesfield

 Old village centre around 18th-century church and green. Now a modern shopping centre. No No
Worcester Street Mid 19th century retail area in the city centre. No No
Bilston Canal Corridor The conservation area runs from the eastern fringes of Wolverhampton City Centre to Deepfields. Yes  

Cleveland Road

 Edge of city centre area developed in the late 19th / early 20th century. Contains the Royal Hospital (vacant) and former Forder & Co works amongst others. No No

Bushbury Hill

 Includes old village centre of Bushbury, Northycote Farm (16th century & later) and green open space between. No No
Penn Road (Graiseley) Area focussed on the Royal Wolverhampton School and grounds (former orphanage, Grade II listed).

Contact us

 No

Park

 A Victorian suburb of large villas focussed on fine 1880s municipal park (Registered Park grade II). Yes Yes
Cedar Way Attractive group of three 1940s detached cottages built in the grounds of a large inter-war house. Contact us No                                

Castlecroft Gardens

 1930s development comprising 33 houses constructed using reclaimed timbers. An early experiment in town planning. Also eight pairs of semi-detached houses built by Hutchinson Smith in the 1920s. Yes Yes

Wightwick Bank

 Centred on Wightwick Manor (Grade I) and grounds and adjoining development of large houses in grounds. No No

Vicarage Road, Penn

 Early village centre on rural fringe includes fine Grade II* listed Penn Hall. Vicarage Road is lined with modest houses of mixed age and style. No Yes

Bilston Town Centre

 Part of town centre focussed on an early 19th-century church. Largely late 18th and 19thcentury buildings in retail use. Yes Yes

The Woodlands

 Centred on large 1890s Arts & Crafts house in own grounds. Includes a group of earlier (possibly 17th century) cottages. No No

Copthorne Road

 Area of middle-class housing developed in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. Contact us Yes

Fellows Street (Blakenhall)

 Terrace of modest well preserved early 20thcentury terraced houses and associated recreation ground located in inner urban area. Contact us Yes
Springfield Brewery Area based on an extensive 19th-century brewery. Contact us No

The Oaks
(Merridale Road)

 Area based on three distinct groups of buildings of the early 19th to mid 20th century, including The Oaks and the former Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Eye Infirmary. Yes Yes

Tettenhall Road

 Linear conservation area along the main trunk road, lined by substantial high-quality villas and imposing terraces of townhouses. (19th and early 20th century) Yes Yes
Archaeology and Historic Environment Record

The City Archaeologist manages the Wolverhampton Historic Environment Record (HER). It contains information about:

  • archaeology
  • historic buildings
  • other heritage assets
  • historic areas in the city

You can access information on the HER via the following links:

Consultants requiring specialist searches should contact the City Archaeologist on

  • phone: 01902 555493
  • email: archaeology@wolverhampton.gov.uk

There is a charge for this service.

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