About the Southwold Conservation Area
The Southwold Conservation Area covers about 71 hectares and was designated by East Suffolk Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 143 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 138 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund, 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 Southwold 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 EdmundGrade I
- Buckenham HouseGrade II*
- Lloyds BankGrade II*
- Manor House and Manor Gate Including Forecourt WallsGrade II*
- Sutherland HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Bartholomew GreenGrade II
- 1-19, Church StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Park LaneGrade II
- 10, East GreenGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, Queen StreetGrade II
- 10, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d, South GreenGrade II
- 11 and 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, Queen StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, High StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Park LaneGrade II
- 14 and 14a, South GreenGrade II
- 14, Park LaneGrade II
- 14, Queen StreetGrade II
- 15 and 16, Barnaby GreenGrade II
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16 and 18, Park LaneGrade II
- 16, Queen StreetGrade II
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- 17, Barnaby GreenGrade II
- 18, Queen StreetGrade II
- 19, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South East of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- 2 Headstones Approximately 15 Metres East South East of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- 2, East StreetGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 20, Park LaneGrade II
- 21 and 23, Park LaneGrade II
- 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24 and 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 24, South GreenGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 25, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 3 and 4, Bartholomew GreenGrade II
- 3-6, East GreenGrade II
- 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 38 and 40, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Queen StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Bartholomew GreenGrade II
- 5 and 6, East CliffGrade II
- 54 and 54a, High StreetGrade II
- 55-63, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Pinkney's LaneGrade II
- 6, Queen's RoadGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 7, East CliffGrade II
- 7, South GreenGrade II
- 71, High StreetGrade II
- 75 and 77, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 8 and 9, East GreenGrade II
- 8 East CliffGrade II
- 8, Queen's RoadGrade II
- 8, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 82, 84 and 86, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Park LaneGrade II
- 94, High StreetGrade II
- 96, High StreetGrade II
- 98, 98a and 100, High StreetGrade II
- Adnams Wine MerchantsGrade II
- Back to Front Cottage East Cliff HouseGrade II
- Bardwell Monument Approximately 15 Metres South of the Chancel of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Barnaby CottageGrade II
- Bay View (number 14) and East Cliff (number 15) and Railings Attached to FrontGrade II
- Bradwell House (number 6)Grade II
- Cannon LodgeGrade II
- Centre CliffGrade II
- Centre CliffGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Church of the Sacred Heart, and attached PresbyteryGrade II
- Churchyard Gates Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Edmund'sGrade II
- Cliff House and Shrimp CottageGrade II
- Coachman's CottageGrade II
- Crown HotelGrade II
- Dartmouth CottageGrade II
- EvingtonGrade II
- Ferndale CottageGrade II
- Gordon HouseGrade II
- Greyfriars North and Greyfriars South and Regency HouseGrade II
- Gun Hill PlaceGrade II
- Harbour InnGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Porch of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Headstone to A Nolloth Approximately 15 Matres South of Chancel of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Hill House and WoldsideGrade II
- HolmwoodGrade II
- Honeysuckle Cottage (number 17)Grade II
- IonaGrade II
- Iona Cottage and Iona FlatGrade II
- King's Head HotelGrade II
- Lantern Cottage (number 52)Grade II
- Lydstep House and CoignGrade II
- May Place May Place Cottage (number 7a)Grade II
- Montague House and Railings Attached at FrontGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Olde Banke HouseGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St EdmundGrade II
- Park Lane Cottage Park Lane Cottage WestGrade II
- Park Lane Cottage Park Lane Cottage WestGrade II
- Primrose Cottage and Dolphin CottageGrade II
- Providence CottageGrade II
- Reading Room CottageGrade II
- Red Lion InnGrade II
- Rosemary CottagesGrade II
- Rowan CottageGrade II
- Rutland HouseGrade II
- Sailors' Reading RoomGrade II
- Salt Works CottageGrade II
- Sole Bay CottageGrade II
- Sole Bay InnGrade II
- South Green CottageGrade II
- South Green HouseGrade II
- South HouseGrade II
- Southwold MuseumGrade II
- Southwold War MemorialGrade II
- SpindriftGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- Strickland HouseGrade II
- Swan HotelGrade II
- The Bolt Hole and Wayside CottageGrade II
- The Elms (number 1)Grade II
- The LighthouseGrade II
- The Old ChapelGrade II
- The Old House (number 49)Grade II
- The Retreat and Pin CottageGrade II
- The StudioGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Town PumpGrade II
- Trafalgar CottageGrade II
- Trinity CottageGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Vanessa VillaGrade II
- Watch HouseGrade II
- Wellesley CottageGrade II
- White Horse CottageGrade II
- Whitehall and GuardshipGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetMarket PlacePark LaneQueen StreetSouth GreenBartholomew GreenEast GreenBarnaby GreenChurch StreetQueen's RoadTrinity StreetEast Street
The council’s appraisal
PDFSouthwold 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.