About the Cross Green Cockfield Conservation Area
The Cross Green Cockfield Conservation Area covers about 2.8 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Cross Green Cockfield CA
- 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.
- Barn to the North West of Cross Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Cob CottagesGrade II
- Cross Green CottageGrade II
- Cross Green FarmhouseGrade II
- FarthingsGrade II
- Hope HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Peppers Hall CottagesGrade II
- Plane HouseGrade II
- Thatch on the GreenGrade II
- Thatchers RestaurantGrade II
- The Cottage (north of Haslers Mill)Grade II
- The WaterGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Water End CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCross Green Cockfield 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.