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

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.

Name Area (ha) Date designated Additional designations or notes References Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield 17.57 15 October 1992 None. Aston Hall and Church 24.98 27 January 1972 Extended 6 February 1975 and 17 November 1977. Austin Village, Northfield/ Longbridge 13.26 17 July 1997 Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Barnsley Road, Edgbaston 12.07 19 May 1988 None. Bournville Tenants 9.147 17 June 1971 Extended 6 February 1975. Bournville Village 76.86 17 June 1971 Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Extended 7 October 1971, 18 June 1981 and 14 July 1994. Colmore Row and Environs, City Centre 21.70 7 October 1971 Extended 21 March 1985 and 5 July 1985. Digbeth, Deritend, and Bordesley High Streets 28.68 31 May 2000 None. Edgbaston 395.4 4 September 1975 Extended 13 December 1984, 17 September 1992 and 10 October 1992. Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield 114 10 July 1986 None. Harborne Old Village 24.79 17 July 1969 None. High Street, Sutton Coldfield 16.95 28 November 1973 Partly covered by Article 4(1) Direction. Extended 6 February 1975, 14 August 1980 and 16 July 1992. Ideal Village, Bordesley Green 17.57 18 October 1990 Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Jewellery Quarter 94.43 10 January 1980 Extended 18 January 1996 and 27 September 2000. Kings Norton 14.28 17 July 1969 None. Lee Crescent, Edgbaston 2.342 6 June 1974 None. Lozells and Soho Hill 34.44 19 July 1979 None. Moor Pool, Harborne 22.32 30 July 1970 Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Character Appraisal and Management Plan adopted in March 2012. Moseley 95.06 17 March 1983 Extended 12 November 1987 and 14 March 2005. Northfield Old Village 4.076 17 July 1969 None. Old Yardley 11.47 17 July 1969 Covered by Article 4(1) Direction). Extended 15 August 1974. Ryland Road, Edgbaston 2.759 13 March 1969 None. St Agnes, Moseley 27.59 25 June 1987 None. St Augustines, Edgbaston 13.46 18 February 1988 None. School Road, Hall Green 6.380 17 November 1988 First designation of speculative semi-detached suburbia. Steelhouse, City Centre 11.07 4 October 1993 None. Warwick Bar, Digbeth 16.19 25 June 1987 None.

Coventry

Coventry has 18 conservation areas. The first conservation areas were designated in 1968.

Name Date designated Additional designations or notes Allesley Village 20 December 1968 Extended 29 November 1994. Kenilworth Road, Earlsdon 20 December 1968 Extensions agreed 6 September 1978 with effect from 10 October 1978. Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. Contiguous with Earlsdon Conservation Area. Stoke Green 20 December 1968 Extension and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. Greyfriars Green, City Centre 8 August 1969 Extended 6 April 1977. Hill Top, City Centre 8 August 1969 "Outstanding" status given 14 December 1976 (since discontinued). Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004. Lady Herbert's Garden, City Centre 8 August 1969 Extended 6 April 1977. Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004. Spon Street, City Centre 8 August 1969 Extension to north and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. Hawkesbury Junction 14 September 1976 Designated jointly with Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council and ratified by the West Midlands County Council in October 1976. Chapelfields 9 November 1976 None. London Road, north of Whitley 5 April 1977 Given "outstanding" status 7 October 1977 (since discontinued). The Cemetery is now on the English Heritage Parks & Gardens register. High Street, City Centre 12 October 1982 Contiguous with Hill Top Conservation Area Ivy Farm Lane, Canley 16 November 1989 Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. Far Gosford Street, adjacent to the A460 21 October 1992 None. Naul's Mill 10 September 2003 None. Spon End 10 September 2003 None. Coventry Canal19 June 2012None. Earlsdon 21 November 2022 Contiguous with Kenilworth Road Conservation Area Brownshill Green21 November 2022None.

Dudley There are 21 conservation areas in Dudley.

Name Additional designations or notes All Saints, Sedgley None. Bumble Hole, Netherton None. Castle Hill, Dudley None. Church Road, Oldswinford None. The Coppice, Coseley None. Delph 'Nine' Locks, Brierley Hill None. Dudley Town Centre None. High Street, Stourbridge None. The Leasowes, Halesowen Article Four. Love Lane, Oldswinford Article Four. Lutley Mill, Lutley None. Mushroom Green Article Four. Oak Street, Coseley None. Parkhead Locks, Dudley None. Stourbridge Branch Canal (Amblecote) None. Stourbridge Canal (Canal Street) None. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Wordsley None. The Village, Kingswinford Partly covered by Article Four. Wollaston None. Wordsley Church None. Wordsley Hospital None.

Sandwell There are six conservation areas in Sandwell.

Name Area (ha) Date designated Additional designations or notes Church Square, Oldbury 1.34 1974 None. Market Place, Wednesbury 3.11 1980 None. Smethwick Summit (Galton Valley) 47.48 1985 None. Factory Locks, Tipton 2.62 1986 None. High Street, West Bromwich 11.80 1990 Extended 1995 and 1997. Warrens Hall 33.98 1994 None.

Solihull

There are 20 conservation areas in Solihull.

Name Ashleigh Road Barston Berkswell Bickenhill Castle Bromwich Granville Road, Dorridge Grove Avenue Unknown 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.

Name Area (ha) Date designated Aldridge 38 25 March 1980 Walsall Arboretum 31.32 19 April 1989 Bloxwich High Street Unknown. 18 October 2002 Bloxwich Park 9.41 13 December 1989 Bradford Street 6.05 17 April 1991 Bridge Street 5.5 13 July 1983 Caldmore Green 1.5 18 March 1987 Church Hill 20.5 9 March 1979 Darlaston 6.5 7 February 1977 Elmore Green, Bloxwich 7.73 19 April 1990 Great Barr 764 12 January 1996 Highgate 10.2 12 October 1994 Lichfield Street 6.9 6 July 1988 Old Pelsall 3.9 20 August 1986 Old Rushall 7.07 26 October 1983 Pelsall Common 57.5 2 March 1979 Walsall Locks 5.5 18 March 1987 Willenhall 7.7 28 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.

Name Date designated Additional designations or notes Ash Hill 13 October 1994 None. Bantock House 12 October 1989 None. Bilston Town Centre 1975 Boundaries were adjusted 30 September 2002. Bushbury Hill 1972 Boundaries were adjusted 25 June 1974. Castlecroft Gardens 28 July 1988 None. Cedar Way 22 April 1999 None. Chapel Ash 11 April 1991 None. Cleveland Road, City Centre 13 June 1996 None. Copthorne Road 2001 Boundaries were adjusted 4 March 2002. Fellows Street, Blakenhall 26 November 2001 None. Old Hall Street, City Centre 26 October 1995 None. Park 1975 Boundaries were adjusted 12 October 1995. Penn Fields 14 April 1994 None. Penn Road, Graiseley 24 July 1997 None. Springfield Brewery 3 October 2003 None. St John's Square 1972 Boundaries were adjusted in 1986 and on 12 October 1989. St Philips, Penn Fields 10 October 1991 None. Staffordshire and Worcestershire & Shropshire Union Canal 14 October 1993 None. Tettenhall Greens 1972 Boundaries were adjusted 14 July 2003. Tettenhall Road 1 December 2004 None. Tettenhall Wood 6 November 1975 None. The Oaks, Merridale 1 December 2004 None. The Woodlands 17 June 1976 None. Union Mill 1985 Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007. Vicarage Road, Penn 1972 Boundaries were adjusted 17 June 1976. Wednesfield 1988 Boundaries were adjusted 13 January 1994. Wightwick Bank 12 October 1989 None. Wolverhampton Locks 1975 Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007. Wolverhampton City Centre 1972 Boundaries were adjusted in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1991, 2005 and on 14 March 2007. Worcester Street, City Centre 26 October 1995 None.

See also Article Four Direction Conservation in the United Kingdom

References

External links Birmingham.gov.uk: What is a Conservation Area?