About the Boxford Conservation Area
The Boxford Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 80 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 78 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- The Fleece HotelGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13 Swan StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Broad StreetGrade II
- 12 Swan StreetGrade II
- 13, Church StreetGrade II
- 13, Stone StreetGrade II
- 15 Swan StreetGrade II
- 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Ellis StreetGrade II
- 16-20 Swan StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, Stone StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Broad StreetGrade II
- 19 Swan StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4 Broad StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4 Swan StreetGrade II
- 22 Swan StreetGrade II
- 22, 24 and 26, Ellis StreetGrade II
- 24 Swan StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Stone StreetGrade II
- 26 Swan StreetGrade II
- 26-30, Stone StreetGrade II
- 27 Swan StreetGrade II
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- 28 and 30 Swan StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Swan StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33 Swan StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, Stone StreetGrade II
- 34 Swan StreetGrade II
- 35 Swan StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39 Swan StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Butcher's LaneGrade II
- 40 and 42 Swan StreetGrade II
- 41 Swan StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45 Swan StreetGrade II
- 47, Swan StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Ellis StreetGrade II
- 7 Swan StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Ellis StreetGrade II
- Balham HouseGrade II
- Barn Immediately South East of Goodlands FarmhouseGrade II
- Belsize the CloseGrade II
- Boxford HouseGrade II
- Bridge House and Boxford StoresGrade II
- Commerce HouseGrade II
- Compasses InnGrade II
- Dovecote to the North of Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Edwardstone AlmshousesGrade II
- GloversGrade II
- Graham HouseGrade II
- GreenbankGrade II
- Hendrick HouseGrade II
- Hillside RosaleeGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kemball HouseGrade II
- KnollgateGrade II
- Old GaolGrade II
- Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Penn Cottage and The Old Castle HouseGrade II
- Peyton HouseGrade II
- Renaissance CottageGrade II
- RiverhallGrade II
- Riverside HouseGrade II
- Sunny BankGrade II
- Swan InnGrade II
- Thatch EndGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The Little HouseGrade II
- The MaltingsGrade II
- The Old ChequersGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Victoria CottageGrade II
- War Memorial in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- White Hart InnGrade II
- Wynne HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBoxford Conservation Area AppraisalBabergh District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Babergh District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.