About the Kersey Conservation Area
The Kersey Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 32 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
- Numbers 1-4 Ancient HousesGrade I
- Numbers 1-4 Ancient HousesGrade I
- 3 and 4, The StreetGrade II*
- 5 and 6, The StreetGrade II*
- Ailsa Cottage GreenanGrade II*
- Corner HouseGrade II*
- Cressland Kedges EndGrade II*
- River HouseGrade II*
- The Little ManorGrade II*
- The Tapers and Bumble CottageGrade II*
- 7, Church HillGrade II
- Ayres EndGrade II
- Bellevue and Tenement Adjoining Bellevue on the South (owned by P S Ryde)Grade II
- BouttlesGrade II
- Bridge House Riverside HouseGrade II
- Brook CottageGrade II
- Carlton HouseGrade II
- Church StepsGrade II
- Cobblers GooseGrade II
- Green GablesGrade II
- Hall HouseGrade II
- Linton HouseGrade II
- Mount CottageGrade II
Show all 43 listed buildings ↓All 43 listed buildings
- Olde Drift HouseGrade II
- Park PlaceGrade II
- Priory Chapel (remains)Grade II
- Priory HolmeGrade II
- QuillyGrade II
- River ViewGrade II
- Row ViewGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Chapel HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The Reading Room (kersey Village Produce Association)Grade II
- View LeysGrade II
- Water CottageGrade II
- West ViewGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade II
- Woodbine CottageGrade 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
WEBKersey 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.