About the Heydon Conservation Area
The Heydon Conservation Area covers about 7.9 hectares and was designated by Broadland District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 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 Heydon 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
- Grange Lodge, NorthGrade II
- Jubilee MemorialGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk by Park GatesGrade II
- Pair of Cottages 130m South-West of Church of S. Peter and S. PaulGrade II
- Pair of Cottages 150m South-West of Church of S. Peter and S. PaulGrade II
- Pair of Cottages C170m South-West of Church of S. Peter and S. PaulGrade II
- Range Immediately South of Earle Arms Including Church Farmhouse and Heydon Post OfficeGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The Earle ArmsGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Widows RowGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHeydon 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.