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East of EnglandConservation areas in Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
44 conservation areas and 12 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Boughton Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/43600
Rules & recordBrancaster Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONS/49970
Rules & recordBURNHAM MARKET Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. CONS/52710
Rules & recordBURNHAM NORTON Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/52850
Rules & recordBURNHAM OVERY STAITHE Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/54550
Rules & recordBURNHAM OVERY the MILLS Conservation Area
Designated 1986 · ref. CONS/54230
Rules & recordBURNHAM OVERY TOWN Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/54350
Rules & recordBURNHAM THORPE Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/55180
Rules & recordCastle Acre Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. CONS74/0456
Rules & recordCastle Rising Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/35960
Rules & recordDersingham Conservation Area
Designated 2013 · ref. CONS/0247
Rules & recordDocking Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/49280
Rules & recordDownham Market Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. CONS/22430
Rules & recordEast Rudham Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONS/52570
Rules & recordFINCHAM Conservation Area
Designated 2009 · ref. CONS/0004
Rules & recordFlitcham Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONS/47810
Rules & recordFring Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONS/48220
Rules & recordGREAT MASSINGHAM Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. CONS74/0454
Rules & recordHeacham Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONS/42690
Rules & recordHOCKWOLD cum WILTON Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/67340
Rules & recordHOLME next SEA CONSERVATION AREA
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/46220
Rules & recordHunstanton Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. CONS/39140
Rules & recordKings Lynn Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/28830
Rules & recordMETHWOLD Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONS/58450
Rules & recordNEW HOUGHTON Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/51370
Rules & recordNordelph Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/17960
Rules & recordNORTH CREAKE Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONS/54960
Rules & recordNORTHWOLD Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CONS74/0455
Rules & recordOld Hunstanton Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/43350
Rules & recordPentney/Narborough Conservation Area
Designated 1985 · ref. CONS/48860
Rules & recordRingstead Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONS/45910
Rules & recordSedgeford Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONS/47130
Rules & recordShouldham Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/36980
Rules & recordSHOULDHAM THORPE Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. CONS/35120
Rules & recordSnettisham Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/44530
Rules & recordSOUTH CREAKE Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. CONS/54740
Rules & recordSTOKE FERRY Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/57030
Rules & recordTERRINGTON ST CLEMENT Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. CONS/17810
Rules & recordThornham Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONS/47950
Rules & recordTitchwell Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONS/49450
Rules & recordTottenhill Row Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/32000
Rules & recordUpwell Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/13460
Rules & recordWereham Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. CONS/36830
Rules & recordWimbotsham Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. CONS/23920
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.
Article 4 directions in Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Coastal area Heacham (16 March 1967)
- Coastal area Snettisham (16 March 1967)
- Holme next the Sea (16 August 1952)
- Kings Lynn Conservation Area (17 June 1983)
- Land at Lodge Farm Ringstead Road Holme next the Sea (16 July 1991)
- Land at Reffley Wood Kings Lynn (16 March 1991)
- Land north of Lighthouse Lane Old Hunstanton (22 February 1956)
- Land North of Whiteacres Elmside Emneth (25 February 1997)
- New Houghton Conservation Area (19 June 1982)
- Plot 10 Arlington Park Middleton (16 February 1997)
- South Beach Road Hunstanton (22 February 1956)
- Summerfields Beach Road Snettisham (16 June 1980)
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.