Planning permission in Telford & Wrekin
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Telford & Wrekin. The rules are stricter in its 8 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Telford & Wrekin at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 8
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Shropshire Hills
- Planning decisions
- Telford & Wrekin Council
How many conservation areas are there in Telford & Wrekin?
Telford & Wrekin has 8 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Edgmond
- High Ercall
- Horsehay and Spring Village
- Kynnersley
- Newport
- Severn Gorge
- Wellington
- Wrockwardine
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Telford & Wrekin have Article 4 directions?
Telford & Wrekin hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Telford & Wrekin in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Telford & Wrekin: Shropshire Hills.
- World Heritage Site: Ironbridge Gorge.
- There is green belt in or bordering Telford & Wrekin. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Telford & Wrekin
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Telford & Wrekin doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Telford & Wrekin doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Telford & Wrekin publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 8 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Telford & Wrekin? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Telford & Wrekin Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Telford & Wrekin Council website.