About the Nayland Conservation Area
The Nayland Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Babergh District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 108 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 100 Grade II). The most significant is Alston Court, 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 Nayland 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.
- Alston CourtGrade I
- Church of St JamesGrade I
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II*
- 1, Birch StreetGrade II*
- 17 and 19, Court StreetGrade II*
- 6 and 8, Birch StreetGrade II*
- Dresden CottageGrade II*
- Odd CornersGrade II*
- 1-5, Church MewsGrade II
- 1-5, Mill StreetGrade II
- 1, Fen StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 100, Bear StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Court StreetGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Fen StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 2, Bear StreetGrade II
- 2, Birch StreetGrade II
- 2, Gravel HillGrade II
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- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, Birch StreetGrade II
- 29, Bear StreetGrade II
- 3, Bear StreetGrade II
- 39, Bear StreetGrade II
- 4, Bear StreetGrade II
- 4, Birch StreetGrade II
- 4, Mill StreetGrade II
- 40, Fen StreetGrade II
- 41, Bear StreetGrade II
- 44 and 46, Bear StreetGrade II
- 5, Fen StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 50, Bear StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, Bear StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, High StreetGrade II
- 6-10, Newlands LaneGrade II
- 7 and 9, Bear StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Birch StreetGrade II
- 7, Court StreetGrade II
- 7, Fen StreetGrade II
- 7, Mill StreetGrade II
- 8-12, Bear StreetGrade II
- 82, Bear StreetGrade II
- 84, Bear StreetGrade II
- 9-13, Birch StreetGrade II
- 9, Fen StreetGrade II
- 9, Mill StreetGrade II
- Ancient HouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- ButchersGrade II
- ButtsGrade II
- Cedar CottageGrade II
- Cedar HouseGrade II
- Clare CottageGrade II
- Cob CottageGrade II
- Egg HallGrade II
- FencoteGrade II
- FengateGrade II
- Fern CottageGrade II
- Fir CottageGrade II
- Floodgate CottageGrade II
- Garden Wall to Alston CourtGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- Hollyhock CottageGrade II
- KnollgateGrade II
- Little ScrafieldGrade II
- Longwood HouseGrade II
- Nayland BridgeGrade II
- Nayland War MemorialGrade II
- New LeafGrade II
- Number 16 (church View) and Number 18Grade II
- Old Vicarage HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to No 19 (stourbank)Grade II
- ParkersGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Ranworth HouseGrade II
- Riverside CottagesGrade II
- SergeantsGrade II
- Shaddelows FarmhouseGrade II
- St Jame's GateGrade II
- Stour CottageGrade II
- Stour HouseGrade II
- StourbankGrade II
- Stourbank CottageGrade II
- Stream HouseGrade II
- The Anchor Public HouseGrade II
- The HatheringsGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Obelisk Immediately West of No 18Grade II
- The Old GuildhallGrade II
- The Old MaltingsGrade II
- The Vine HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Wall 30 Yards to the North of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Wall Between Butts and Alston CourtGrade II
- Walls to No 19 (stourbank)Grade II
- WeaversGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Bear StreetHigh StreetBirch StreetFen StreetMill StreetCourt StreetStoke RoadChurch MewsGravel HillNewlands Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBNayland 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.