Planning in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has 22 conservation areas and 13 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 363 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
22
Article 4 directions
13
Listed building outlines
363
Planning applications
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not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Newcastle-under-Lyme and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Audleydesignated 30 October 2013
- Basforddesignated 21 August 2007
- Betleydesignated 29 July 2008
- Buttertondesignated 31 January 2006
- Claytondesignated 14 April 1992
- Keeledesignated 5 May 1989
- Keele Halldesignated 18 June 2018
- Kidsgrovedesignated 4 April 1997
- Madeleydesignated 26 November 2012
- Maerdesignated 24 January 2019
- Market Drayton Canal Basindesignated 1 February 1989
- Mucklestonedesignated 1 March 1977
- Newcastle Town Centredesignated 20 April 2000
- Shropshire Union Canal, Tyrleydesignated 18 September 1984
- Silverdaledesignated 24 February 1993
- Stubbs Walksdesignated 24 February 1993
- Talkedesignated 20 April 2000
- The Bramptondesignated 15 December 2016
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Hardings Wooddesignated 6 May 1988
- Watlands Parkdesignated 10 October 2016
- Whitmoredesignated 1 November 1971
- Wolstantondesignated 1 December 1999
Article 4 directions
- Audley31 March 2017
- Basford21 October 2007
- Betley16 February 2010
- Brampton29 June 2017
- Butterton21 October 2007
- Keele10 January 2019
- Madeley31 October 2016
- Maer17 August 2017
- Number 7, Park Avenue16 May 2016
- Sidmouth Avenue, Gower Street, Granville Avenue, Northcote Place and King Street22 December 2015
- Stubbs Walk1 May 2017
- Watlands Park29 June 2017
- Whitmore18 August 2016
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has designated 22 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 13 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09