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The conservation service advises Development Control on planning applications affecting listed buildings and conservation areas. Advice is also given to owners that live in listed buildings or within conservation areas on aspects such as building construction or use of suitable materials for example. Applications are also assessed alongside the statutory development plan that includes Local Plan policies that cover the historic environment and national policy guidance covered in Planning Policy Statement 5: 'Planning for the Historic Environment and related Planning Circulars 01/01, 09/2005 and 01/2007.
Conservation News - The Draft Bradley Conservation Area Appraisal Consultation period has now closed. Please click here for further information and for other conservation news.
Conservation Areas General information on the meaning of conservation areas and Article 4 Directions.
Lists of Conservation Areas in Stafford Borough Comprehensive list of Stafford Borough's 30 conservation areas.
Listed Buildings General information on listed meaning and what it means. To view Stafford Borough's list of Listed Buildings, please click here.
Design and Access Statements for Listed Buildings A new statutory requirement for the inclusion of listed building applications.
Applications for Listed Buildings
Conservation Links Useful links to other organisations and bodies involved in building conservation.
Urban Secrets Project commissioned by the Culturegen section, discussing and appraising the architecture of Stafford town from the 1870s to the 1990s.
Archaeology This function is carried out by Staffordshire County Council. Archaeology is usually undertaken when either development proposals may affect possible sites of known archaeology (such as Scheduled Ancient Monuments).
