About the Lavenham Conservation Area
The Lavenham Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 194 listed buildings (13 Grade I, 25 Grade II*, 156 Grade II). The most significant is 26, Market Place, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Lavenham 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.
- 26, Market PlaceGrade I
- 27 and 28, Market PlaceGrade I
- 67 and 68, Water StreetGrade I
- 7-9, Water StreetGrade I
- Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade I
- De Vere House and 60 Water StreetGrade I
- Molet HouseGrade I
- Shilling Grange and Shilling Old Grange CottageGrade I
- Swan HotelGrade I
- The GuildhallGrade I
- The Old Grammar SchoolGrade I
- The PrioryGrade I
- Tudor ShopsGrade I
- 10-13, High StreetGrade II*
- 13-15, Church StreetGrade II*
- 58, Water StreetGrade II*
- 81, Church StreetGrade II*
- 85, Church StreetGrade II*
- 86, Church StreetGrade II*
- 87, Church StreetGrade II*
- 88 and 89, Church StreetGrade II*
- 90, Church StreetGrade II*
- 91, Church StreetGrade II*
- 97, High StreetGrade II*
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- 98-100, High StreetGrade II*
- Angel HotelGrade II*
- Blaize HouseGrade II*
- Little HallGrade II*
- Number 9 Including Outbuilding Adjoining on the NorthGrade II*
- Swan HotelGrade II*
- Swan HotelGrade II*
- Swan HotelGrade II*
- The BarnGrade II*
- The Great HouseGrade II*
- The GroveGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- The WillowsGrade II*
- WoolstaplersGrade II*
- 1, Bolton StreetGrade II
- 1, Hall RoadGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 1, Lady StreetGrade II
- 1, Market LaneGrade II
- 1, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 10-12, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11 Market PlaceGrade II
- 12 and 14, Water StreetGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14 and 14a, High StreetGrade II
- 14 and 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14-17 Bolton StreetGrade II
- 14-17, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 15-20, Water StreetGrade II
- 16 and 17, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 18-20, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 18, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 19, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 2 High StreetGrade II
- 2-5, Market LaneGrade II
- 2, Hall RoadGrade II
- 2, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 20, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 21, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 22-24, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 22-25, High StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, Water StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, Water StreetGrade II
- 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 26 and 27, Church StreetGrade II
- 26-28, High StreetGrade II
- 27 and 28, Bolton StreetGrade II
- 27, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 27, Water StreetGrade II
- 28, Water StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4 Lady StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 30, High StreetGrade II
- 31 and 32, High StreetGrade II
- 31, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 31, Water StreetGrade II
- 32 and 33, Water StreetGrade II
- 32, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 33-35, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 34, Water StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 37-39, Market PlaceGrade II
- 37, Water StreetGrade II
- 38 and 39, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 39 and 39a, High StreetGrade II
- 39, Water StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 4-6, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 40, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 41-43, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 44, Church StreetGrade II
- 44, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 47 Prentice StreetGrade II
- 48 and 49, Water StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 50, Water StreetGrade II
- 51 and 52, Water StreetGrade II
- 53 and 54, Water StreetGrade II
- 56 and 57, Water StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Lady StreetGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 61, Water StreetGrade II
- 62 and 63, High StreetGrade II
- 62, Water StreetGrade II
- 64 and 65, Water StreetGrade II
- 66-68, Church StreetGrade II
- 66, Water StreetGrade II
- 69 and 70, Church StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 7-10, Prentice StreetGrade II
- 7-9, Hall RoadGrade II
- 7-9, High StreetGrade II
- 7-9, Lady StreetGrade II
- 70 and 71, High StreetGrade II
- 70, Water StreetGrade II
- 71-73, Water StreetGrade II
- 71-74, Church StreetGrade II
- 72 and 73, High StreetGrade II
- 74-79, High StreetGrade II
- 75, 76 and 77, Church StreetGrade II
- 78, Church StreetGrade II
- 79 and 80, Church StreetGrade II
- 8 and 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 80, High StreetGrade II
- 81-83, High StreetGrade II
- 82-84, Church StreetGrade II
- 84 and 85, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Shilling StreetGrade II
- 90-92, High StreetGrade II
- 93 and 94, High StreetGrade II
- 95, High StreetGrade II
- Arundel HouseGrade II
- Baker's MillGrade II
- Box CottageGrade II
- CordwindersGrade II
- Cottage in Grounds of Number 92Grade II
- Crawley HouseGrade II
- CroftersGrade II
- Crossover CottageGrade II
- Flats Owned by Swan Hotel Adjoining Number 22 on the EastGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- GranaryGrade II
- Hall HouseGrade II
- High Hall HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lanham SarinaGrade II
- Lavenham HallGrade II
- Little KentwellGrade II
- Maltings to Baker's MillGrade II
- Market CrossGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Nos. 1-3, Church Street and No. 74 Water StreetGrade II
- Number 47 and Premises Owned by Terence Dalton Limited Publishers Adjoining Number 47 on the EastGrade II
- Pasha Pecketts CottageGrade II
- Pedlars WayGrade II
- Perserverance HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Stocks (metalworkers) Limited Adjoining the Old Grammar School on the SouthGrade II
- SpinnersGrade II
- Swan HotelGrade II
- Swan HotelGrade II
- Teazle CottageGrade II
- The Grey HouseGrade II
- The Greyhound InnGrade II
- The Old Tea ShopGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The SparrowsGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Toll CottageGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Wall Between Molet House and Number 25 Market PlaceGrade II
- Wall between Wellington House and Shilling GrangeGrade II
- Wall Extending Between the South West Corner of the Maltings in Bolton Street and Little House in Market PlaceGrade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
- ZivaniGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetWater StreetChurch StreetPrentice StreetMarket PlaceShilling StreetHall RoadLady StreetBolton StreetMarket LaneChurch Street and No. 74 Water Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBLavenham 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.