Conservation areas

There are 21 conservation areas in the borough.

Available to download and view for each area is a map, and in some cases:

• an article 4 Direction

• a summary

• an appraisal

• a management plan

Please select the area from the list to view the available downloads: 

• Audley

• Basford

• Betley

• The Brampton

• Butterton

• Clayton

• Keele

• Keele Hall

• Kidsgrove

• Madeley

• Maer

• Mucklestone

• Newcastle town centre

• Shropshire Union Canal

• Silverdale

• Stubbs Walk

• Talke

• Trent and Mersey Canal (Hardingswood)

• Watlands Park

• Whitmore

• Wolstanton

Data files

The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026 expect us to publish a variety of local datasets in approved digital formats, including the Conservation Area datasets.

The Conservation Area datasets here are provided as links to URL-endpoints for GIS Feature Services (intended for use with GIS mapping systems) under the terms of the Open Government Licence.

Conservation Area

Conservation Area Documentation

Alternatively, we can provide these datasets in either CSV, GeoJSON, GML or GeoPackage formats on request.