About the Little Waldingfield Conservation Area
The Little Waldingfield Conservation Area covers about 9.2 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Little Waldingfield 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.
- Church of St LawrenceGrade I
- 1 and 2, Church RoadGrade II
- Barn to the North of Maltings FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to the South West of Maltings FarmhouseGrade II
- Brand Cottage and Butchers CottageGrade II
- ChurchsideGrade II
- EnniskillenGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Little Waldingfield War MemorialGrade II
- Maltings CottageGrade II
- Maltings FarmhouseGrade II
- Morning Dawn and Kiln CottageGrade II
- Pink CottageGrade II
- Stores CottageGrade II
- Swan InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade II
- Wood Hall FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLittle Waldingfield 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.