About the Halvergate & Tunstall Marshes BA Conservation Area
The Halvergate & Tunstall Marshes BA Conservation Area covers about 3,138 hectares and was designated by Broadland District Council in 2007. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Mutton's Mill, Grade II*. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 Direction - Mautby, Runham & StokesbyHouseholder works
- Article 4 Direction - Stokesby with HerringbyHouseholder works
- Halvergte - Broads AuthorityHouseholder works
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.
- Mutton's MillGrade II*
- Polkeys Mill 75 Metres North East of Seven Mile HouseGrade II*
- Stracey Arms WindpumpGrade II*
- Cadges Mill 160 Metres North East of Seven Mile HouseGrade II
- High's MillGrade II
- Kerrisons Level Drainage MillGrade II
- Six Mile House Drainage MillGrade II
- South Walsham MillGrade II
- Stones MillGrade II
- Tunstall Dyke Drainage MillGrade II
- Tunstall Dyke Smock MillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHalvergate & Tunstall Marshes BA Conservation Area AppraisalBroadland 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 Broadland District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.