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East of EnglandConservation areas in East Suffolk Council
52 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
Aldeburgh
Designated 2023 · ref. CA01
Rules & recordAldeburgh Park
Designated 2023 · ref. CA02
Rules & recordBeccles
Designated 2014 · ref. CA03
Rules & recordBlythburgh
Designated 2012 · ref. CA04
Rules & recordBramfield
Designated 2014 · ref. CA05
Rules & recordBrandeston
Designated 2012 · ref. CA06
Rules & recordBromeswell
Designated 2016 · ref. CA07
Rules & recordBungay
Designated 2022 · ref. CA08
Rules & recordCretingham
Designated 2012 · ref. CA09
Rules & recordDarsham
Designated 2012 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordDennington
Designated 2012 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordDunwich
Designated 2013 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordEarl Soham
Designated 2018 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordEaston
Designated 2014 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordEllingham Mill
Official record · ref. CA99
Rules & recordFelixstowe
Designated 2020 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordFelixstowe South
Designated 2009 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordFramlingham
Designated 2013 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordGreat Glemham
Designated 2014 · ref. CA18
Rules & recordGrundisburgh
Designated 2018 · ref. CA19
Rules & recordHalesworth
Designated 2026 · ref. CA20
Rules & recordHolton
Designated 2020 · ref. CA21
Rules & recordHomersfield
Designated 2020 · ref. CA22
Rules & recordHuntingfield
Designated 2012 · ref. CA23
Rules & recordKelsale
Designated 2018 · ref. CA24
Rules & recordLeiston
Designated 2014 · ref. CA25
Rules & recordMarlesford
Designated 2014 · ref. CA26
Rules & recordMelton
Designated 2019 · ref. CA27
Rules & recordNorth Lowestoft
Designated 2021 · ref. CA28
Rules & recordOrford
Designated 2019 · ref. CA29
Rules & recordOulton Broad
Designated 2015 · ref. CA30
Rules & recordPeasenhall (with part of Sibton)
Designated 2019 · ref. CA31
Rules & recordPettistree
Designated 2016 · ref. CA32
Rules & recordSaxmundham
Designated 2016 · ref. CA33
Rules & recordSaxtead Green
Designated 2012 · ref. CA34
Rules & recordShottisham
Designated 2016 · ref. CA35
Rules & recordSnape Maltings
Designated 2014 · ref. CA36
Rules & recordSomerleyton
Designated 2011 · ref. CA37
Rules & recordSouth Lowestoft
Designated 2022 · ref. CA38
Rules & recordSouthwold
Designated 2024 · ref. CA39
Rules & recordSouthwold Harbour and Walberswick Quay
Designated 1996 · ref. 6427
Rules & recordThorpeness
Designated 2022 · ref. CA40
Rules & recordTuddenham
Designated 2016 · ref. CA41
Rules & recordUfford
Designated 2016 · ref. CA42
Rules & recordWalberswick
Designated 2024 · ref. CA43
Rules & recordWangford
Designated 2009 · ref. CA44
Rules & recordWestleton
Designated 2019 · ref. CA45
Rules & recordWickham Market
Designated 2016 · ref. CA46
Rules & recordWissett
Designated 2020 · ref. CA47
Rules & recordWoodbridge
Designated 2020 · ref. CA48
Rules & recordWrentham
Designated 2021 · ref. CA49
Rules & recordYoxford
Designated 2020 · ref. CA50
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.