Conservation Areas in Wyre Forest District

Introduction

There are 16 Conservation Areas in the Wyre Forest district. One is predominantly within Bewdley town centre, four are within Stourport-on-Severn, three are located in Kidderminster, seven are based on settlements within the rural areas and the other is the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal which runs through urban and rural areas, including parts of Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn town centres. Brief descriptions of the Conservation Areas can be found below.

The 16 Conservation Areas are as follows:

Name of Conservation Area	Year Originally Designated	Size in Hectares	Year Last Reviewed	Character Appraisal Available?
Urban Areas
Areley Kings Stourport-on-Severn	1993	10.4
Bewdley	1968	42.8	1976
Blakebrook (Kidderminster)	1993	5.9
Church Street (Kidderminster)	1993	1.6
Gilgal (Stourport-on-Severn)	1991	2.6
Stourport-on-Severn 1	1970	17	1991
Stourport-on-Severn 2	1976	6.4	1991
Vicar Street (Kidderminster)	2003	1.5
Rural Areas
Broome	1991	12.7
Chaddesley Corbett	1969	7.7	1993
Churchill	1991	22	2008
Harvington	1991	4.6
Ribbesford	1991	13.5
Upper Arley	1991	62.3
Wolverley	1972	30.6	1993
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal	1978	46.3	2007

The District Council is dedicated to reviewing the Conservation Areas and producing Character Appraisals for them in line with Government guidance in Planning Policy Guidance 15(PPG 15). Character Appraisals are a statement, assessing and defining the special nature of the area. Where a Conservation Area Appraisal has been produced it can be viewed at the end of each of the relevant Conservation Area descriptions.

Conservation Areas - Frequently Asked Questions
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