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East of EnglandConservation areas in Babergh District Council
28 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Bildeston
Designated 1973 · ref. 8401
Rules & recordBoxford
Designated 1973 · ref. 8402
Rules & recordBrent Eleigh
Designated 1973 · ref. 8403
Rules & recordBrettenham
Designated 1973 · ref. 8404
Rules & recordBures St Mary
Designated 1973 · ref. 8405
Rules & recordChelsworth
Designated 1973 · ref. 8406
Rules & recordCross Green Cockfield
Designated 1973 · ref. 8407
Rules & recordEast Bergholt
Designated 1975 · ref. 8408
Rules & recordGlemsford
Designated 1973 · ref. 8409
Rules & recordGreat Waldingfield
Designated 1973 · ref. 8410
Rules & recordHadleigh
Designated 1969 · ref. 8411
Rules & recordHartest
Designated 1973 · ref. 8412
Rules & recordHigham
Designated 1972 · ref. 8413
Rules & recordKersey
Designated 1973 · ref. 8414
Rules & recordKettlebaston
Designated 1981 · ref. 8415
Rules & recordLavenham
Designated 1973 · ref. 8416
Rules & recordLittle Waldingfield
Designated 1973 · ref. 8417
Rules & recordLong Melford
Designated 1973 · ref. 8418
Rules & recordMonks Eleigh
Designated 1973 · ref. 8419
Rules & recordNaughton
Official record · ref. 8420
Rules & recordNayland
Designated 1973 · ref. 8421
Rules & recordPin Mill
Designated 1972 · ref. 8422
Rules & recordPolstead
Designated 1973 · ref. 8423
Rules & recordShotley Gate
Designated 2011 · ref. 10163
Rules & recordStoke by Nayland
Designated 1973 · ref. 8424
Rules & recordSudbury
Designated 1973 · ref. 8426
Rules & recordThorington Street
Official record · ref. 8427
Rules & recordWoolverstone
Designated 1973 · ref. 8428
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.