Conservation Areas in Wyre Forest District

 

Introduction

There are 17 Conservation Areas in the Wyre Forest district. One is predominantly within Bewdley town centre, four are within Stourport-on-Severn, four 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 17 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	undergoing review
Bewdley	1968	42.8	2002	Yes
Blakebrook (Kidderminster)	1993	5.9
Church Street (Kidderminster)	1993	1.6	2009	Yes
Gilgal (Stourport-on-Severn)	1991	2.6	2001	Yes
Green Street (Kidderminster)	2012	9	2011	Yes
Stourport-on-Severn 1	1970	17	2001	Yes
Stourport-on-Severn 2	1976	6.4	2001	Yes
Vicar Street (Kidderminster)	2003	1.5	2003	Yes
Rural Areas
Broome	1991	12.7	2008	Yes
Chaddesley Corbett	1969	7.7	2005	Yes
Churchill	1991	22	2008	Yes
Harvington	1991	4.6	2008	Yes
Ribbesford	1991	13.5	2010	Yes
Upper Arley	1991	62.3	2007	Yes
Wolverley	1972	30.6	2007	Yes
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal	1978	46.3	2007	Yes

The District Council is dedicated to reviewing the Conservation Areas and producing Character Appraisals for them in line with Government guidance. 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.