About the Swaffham Conservation Area
The Swaffham Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Breckland District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 100 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 96 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Swaffham 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Swaffham Market CrossGrade I
- Manor House Including Attached Service Range to EastGrade II*
- Oakleigh HouseGrade II*
- 1 London StreetGrade II
- 10 Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, Cley RoadGrade II
- 11 and 12 Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, Cley RoadGrade II
- 12, Station StreetGrade II
- 13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 14 Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, Station StreetGrade II
- 15 Market PlaceGrade II
- 15a Market PlaceGrade II
- 16 and 18 London StreetGrade II
- 17, 17a and 19, Station StreetGrade II
- 18 Market PlaceGrade II
- 19, 19a and 19b Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 Market PlaceGrade II
- 20 London StreetGrade II
- 20 Market PlaceGrade II
- 21 and 23 Market PlaceGrade II
- 21, Station StreetGrade II
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- 22-23 Market Place and 1-8 Plowright PlaceGrade II
- 25 and 25a Market PlaceGrade II
- 25, London StreetGrade II
- 26, 28 and 30 Market PlaceGrade II
- 27 and 27A Market Place (Currently listed as 27 Market Place)Grade II
- 27, London StreetGrade II
- 29 Market PlaceGrade II
- 31, 31b and 31c Market PlaceGrade II
- 33 Market PlaceGrade II
- 34 and 34A Market PlaceGrade II
- 35 Market PlaceGrade II
- 38 Market PlaceGrade II
- 39 and 41 Market PlaceGrade II
- 39, London StreetGrade II
- 4 Market PlaceGrade II
- 4-16, Lynn StreetGrade II
- 40, 42 and 44, London StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48 Market PlaceGrade II
- 5 and 7 London StreetGrade II
- 50, 50A and 50B Market PlaceGrade II
- 53, 55 and 57 Market PlaceGrade II
- 63 Market PlaceGrade II
- 8, 8a and 8b Market PlaceGrade II
- 83 and 83a Market PlaceGrade II
- 85 Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 London StreetGrade II
- 9 Market PlaceGrade II
- 93 and 95 Market PlaceGrade II
- Assembly RoomsGrade II
- Aston House and Dalton HouseGrade II
- Baptist Chapel and HallGrade II
- Barn and Stock Houses With Enclosing Wall North West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall South of Number 62 (holly House)Grade II
- Boundary Walls to East and North of Numbers 24 and 26Grade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Walls East of White Lodge Including Churchyard Gates at East EndGrade II
- Churchyard Walls to West of White LodgeGrade II
- Cranglegate, 59 Market PlaceGrade II
- Eversley HouseGrade II
- Fincham HouseGrade II
- Fitzroy HouseGrade II
- Former Corn Hall, 7 Market PlaceGrade II
- Front Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh HouseGrade II
- Gate piers and flanking walls north of 18 Market PlaceGrade II
- Gate piers to Whitsands Road and boundary wall south-west of 20 Market PlaceGrade II
- Gates to Churchyard of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- George HotelGrade II
- GlaisdaleGrade II
- Gradys HotelGrade II
- Holly House Flats A-GGrade II
- Holmwood HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk to the north of the former Corn HallGrade II
- London House, 3 Market PlaceGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse Including Attached Wing to NorthGrade II
- Montpelier House and Western House, 89 and 91 Market PlaceGrade II
- Orwell HouseGrade II
- Point HouseGrade II
- Red LionGrade II
- Shirley HouseGrade II
- Stable Block and Cart Shed North West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Strattons HotelGrade II
- Swaffham Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Swaffham War MemorialGrade II
- The Church RoomsGrade II
- The Greyhound InnGrade II
- The ShirehallGrade II
- The White HartGrade II
- Thornton HouseGrade II
- Town Hall and attached front railingsGrade II
- Town PoundGrade II
- Ventnor House, 11 London StreetGrade II
- Westgate and Fernside, London StreetGrade II
- White Lion InnGrade II
- White LodgeGrade II
- York HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
London StreetStation StreetMarket PlaceCley Roadand 19b Market Placeand 30 Market Placeand 31c Market Placeand 50B Market Placeand 57 Market Placeand 8b Market Placeand 91 Market PlaceLynn Street
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.