Soham Conservation Area — boundary map and what you can build

About the Soham Conservation Area

The Soham Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by East Cambridgeshire District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 81 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 12 Tree Preservation Order records 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.

ProjectElsewhereIn Soham 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.

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.

1 Brook Dam Lane, SohamHouseholder works
1 Townsend, SohamHouseholder works
10 - 26 Evens (9) Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
11 - 13 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
12 - 14 Evens (2) Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
15 Speed Lane, SohamHouseholder works
16 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
16 Sand Street, SohamHouseholder works
17 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
17 Speed Lane, SohamHouseholder works
18 - 24 Evens (4) Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
19 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
19 Speed Lane, SohamHouseholder works
2 Brook Dam Lane, SohamHouseholder works
20 - 22 Evens (2) Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
20 - 24 Townsend, SohamHouseholder works
20, 22, 24A (3) Churchgate Street, SohamHouseholder works
21 Hopevine House Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
22 - 28 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
23 - 27 Odds (3) Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
26 - 28 Evens Churchgate Street, SohamHouseholder works
26 - 36 Evens (6) Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
3 - 9 Odds (3) Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
3 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
30 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
31 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
31 Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
32 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
33 - 37 Odds (3) Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
37 - 39 Odds Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
38 - 40 Evens Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
38 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
38 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
4 - 12 Evens Moat Terrace (5) Sand Street, SohamHouseholder works
4 - 8 Evens (3) Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
4 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
4 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
40 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
42 Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
45 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
50 - 52 Evens Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
50 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
52 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
54 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
58 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
6 - 16 Evens (6) Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
6 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
60 Hall Street,SohamHouseholder works
61 -71 Odds (6) Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
62 - 64 Evens Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
66 - 74 Evens (5) Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
66 -70 Evens (3) Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
7 - 13 Odds (4) Speed Lane, SohamHouseholder works
76 - 78 Evens Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
76 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
82 Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
82 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
84 - 86 Evens Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
88 - 90 Evens Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
9 - 11 Odds Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
9 - 13 Odds (3) Sand Street, SohamHouseholder works
9 - 19 White Hart Lane, SohamHouseholder works
90 - 92 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
94 -96 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
95 - 101 Odds (4) Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
98 -100 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
Alton House, 14 Sand Street, SohamHouseholder works
Briarwood, 6 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
Brooklands House, 15 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
Croft House, 1 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
Fir Tree Cottage, 90 Paddock Street, SohamHouseholder works
Firtree House, 38 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
Halstead Lodge, 4 White Hart Lane, SohamHouseholder works
Ivyhouse, 33 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
Lonsdale House, 2 Hall Street, SohamHouseholder works
Lyndhurst, 92 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
Sussex House, 27 Clay Street, SohamHouseholder works
The Lodge 50, Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder works
The Manse, 58 Station Road, SohamHouseholder works
The Old Manse, 7 Pratt Street, SohamHouseholder works
White Haven Cottage, 24 Fordham Road, SohamHouseholder 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.

Show all 39 listed buildings ↓

Church of England Primary School and School HouseGrade II
Coach House and Stables to the VicarageGrade II
CopperfieldGrade II
Cross Green HouseGrade II
Fairfield LodgeGrade II
K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
Nonconformist ChapelGrade II
Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
St Andrews HouseGrade II
Steelyard at the Fountain InnGrade II
Sundial HouseGrade II
The Fountain Public HouseGrade II
The HallGrade II
United Reformed ChurchGrade II
War MemorialGrade II

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

High StreetPratt StreetChurchgate StreetClay StreetHall StreetSand StreetPaddock StreetWhite Hart Lane

The council’s appraisal

WEBSoham Conservation Area AppraisalEast Cambridgeshire District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗

Nearby conservation areas

Wicken →Fordham →Isleham →Burwell - North Street →Burwell - High Town →Reach →

Boundary and listed buildings from East Cambridgeshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.