About the Grundisburgh Conservation Area
The Grundisburgh Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by East Suffolk Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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 MaryGrade I
- Bast'sGrade II*
- Barn FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Burgh CottageGrade II
- Finndale HouseGrade II
- Folly CottageGrade II
- Ford HouseGrade II
- Grundisburgh CenotaphGrade II
- Grundisburgh County Primary SchoolGrade II
- Grundisburgh HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Saddlers CottageGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Gables William's StoreGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Village Butcher and Butcher's HouseGrade II
- ThistletonGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFGrundisburgh 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.