About the Shipdham Conservation Area
The Shipdham Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Breckland District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Shipdham 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 1, Mill RoadGrade II
- Cedar HouseGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of ChancelGrade II
- House Immediately East of Spinky Den and the CottageGrade II
- House on Corner of Mill Road and Chapel StreetGrade II
- Shipdham Manor HouseGrade II
- Shipdham PlaceGrade II
- Shipdham War MemorialGrade II
- Shrub HouseGrade II
- Spinky Den and the CottageGrade II
- Table Tomb Immediately West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- TetherdownGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Breckland District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.