About the Bungay Conservation Area
The Bungay Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares and was designated by East Suffolk Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 175 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 167 Grade II). The most significant is Bungay Castle, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Bungay 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.
- Bungay CastleGrade I
- Butter CrossGrade I
- Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- Church of St Mary (including Ruins of Benedictine Convent)Grade I
- Ollands and the GablesGrade II*
- Roman Catholic Church of St. EdmundGrade II*
- Rose HallGrade II*
- Trinity HallGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Cross StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, Nethergate StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 1-7, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 1, 3a and 3, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 10 Earsham Street including 1A Broad StreetGrade II
- 10, Broad StreetGrade II
- 10, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 11, Flixton RoadGrade II
- 11a and 11, Wharton StreetGrade II
- 11a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12-16, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 12-16, Broad StreetGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
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- 12, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 13, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 13, Flixton RoadGrade II
- 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14 and 16, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 14-18, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 14, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 14, Flixton RoadGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 14, Wingfield StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, Broad StreetGrade II
- 15, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 15, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 16, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 16, Flixton RoadGrade II
- 17 and 19, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17 and 21, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 17, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 17, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 18-22, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 18, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 19, Broad StreetGrade II
- 19, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 19, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Cross StreetGrade II
- 2, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 2, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 2, Lower Olland StreetGrade II
- 2, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 2, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 20, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22 and 24, St John's RoadGrade II
- 22 and 24, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 24-28, Priory LaneGrade II
- 25 and 25a, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 27, Staithe RoadGrade II
- 28 and 30, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 28-32, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 29, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 3, Staithe RoadGrade II
- 30, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 30a and 30, Broad StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 31-35, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 32-36, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 33, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 38, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 39 and 41, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 39-43, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 4-8, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 4, 6a and 6b, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, St John's RoadGrade II
- 4, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 40-44, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 40-44, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 40, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 41-45, Lower Olland StreetGrade II
- 42-46, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 45, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 46, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 48 Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 48, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 48, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 48, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 49, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 5-11, Wingfield StreetGrade II
- 5, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 50 Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, Staithe RoadGrade II
- 51 and 55, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, Lower Olland StreetGrade II
- 56, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 58 and 60, Lower Olland StreetGrade II
- 6, 8, And 8a, Broad StreetGrade II
- 6, Cross StreetGrade II
- 6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 6, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 6, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 61, 65 and 67, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 69 and 71, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 7, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Upper Olland StreetGrade II
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 and 11, Earsham StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9, Flixton RoadGrade II
- Ancillary Building East of Trinity HallGrade II
- Ancilliary Building to West of Number 56Grade II
- Angel InnGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Broad Street HouseGrade II
- Bungay War MemorialGrade II
- Chequers InnGrade II
- Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Congregational ManseGrade II
- CransfordGrade II
- CroweGrade II
- Dreyer AlmshousesGrade II
- Dunelm HouseGrade II
- Earsham HouseGrade II
- Entrance Piers of Front Garden of Trinity HallGrade II
- Front Wall of Courtyard of Number 16Grade II
- Front Wall of Drive of Number 19Grade II
- Front Wall of Garden of Number 52Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk West End of St Mary's ChurchyardGrade II
- King's Head HotelGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Numbers 2 and 4 and Corner CafeGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- Outbuildings at Rear of Number 19Grade II
- OxneadGrade II
- Presbytery to Roman Catholic Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Railings and Gates of Number 34 (bridge House)Grade II
- St Edmund's Almshouse, entrance piers and flanking wallsGrade II
- St Mary's SchoolGrade II
- The Fleece HotelGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- The SwanGrade II
- The Tower MillGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Trinity HouseGrade II
- Wall Garden, Conservatory, And Gazebo North West of Number 56Grade II
- Wall of Garden East of Number 56Grade II
- Wall of Garden of Trinity Hall Onto Trinity StreetGrade II
- Wall on South Side of Churchyard of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Wall on South West Side of St Edmund's ChurchyardGrade II
- Walls of Churchyard of Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
- Waveney CottageGrade II
- Waveney HouseGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
- Wing Adjoining West of Number 56 (the Hollies)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Earsham StreetBridge StreetUpper Olland StreetMarket PlaceTrinity StreetSt Mary's StreetBroad StreetFlixton RoadLower Olland StreetCross StreetStaithe RoadSt John's Road
The council’s appraisal
PDFBungay Conservation Area AppraisalEast Suffolk 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 East Suffolk Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.