About the East Bergholt Conservation Area
The East Bergholt Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 52 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 47 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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
- Bellcage to North Side of ChurchyardGrade II*
- Churchgate HouseGrade II*
- ClaycottsGrade II*
- The GablesGrade II*
- Beaufort Cottage and former Barclays BankGrade II
- Chapel House Post Office the Old ManseGrade II
- Coach House to the Old RectoryGrade II
- ConstablesGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining Paper Shop to WestGrade II
- Cottage to North of the Red LionGrade II
- Dairy Farm CottagesGrade II
- Fountain HouseGrade II
- Gable Cottage Peach CottageGrade II
- Gaston House Including Front Garden Railings and GateGrade II
- GissingsGrade II
- Gothic House, Little Gothics and CommandreeGrade II
- Hatters the Old HouseGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to RightGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk by the Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Little Court Including Railings and Gate to Front GardenGrade II
- Moss CottageGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Old Chapel HouseGrade II
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- Pair of Tombs to Revans Family in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Railings and Gates to Front Gardens of Constables and Five FirsGrade II
- Rectory Hill Cottage Numbers 1 and 2 and St Marys CottageGrade II
- Richardsons FarmhouseGrade II
- Short AcreGrade II
- St MartinsGrade II
- StourGrade II
- Stour CottageGrade II
- The ChemistGrade II
- The CourtGrade II
- The HaywainGrade II
- The Kings HeadGrade II
- The Lambe SchoolGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Red LionGrade II
- The Town HouseGrade II
- Tomb to Golding and Ann Constable in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tomb to John Dunthorne in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tomb to John Lewis in Churchyard of St MaryGrade II
- Tuffnells Including Gatepiers to Front GardenGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- West Lodge CottagesGrade II
- West Lodge CottagesGrade II
- West Lodge StablesGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
- Wistaria CottageGrade II
- Wren CottageGrade II
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.