About the Wrentham Conservation Area
The Wrentham Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by East Suffolk Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- 1, 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Chapel RoadGrade II
- 46-54, High StreetGrade II
- 6, 8 and 10, Priory RoadGrade II
- Number 40 (wrentham Antiques), Number 42 (barclays Bank ) and Number 44Grade II
- Number 41 and Number 43 (mistletoe Cottage)Grade II
- Number 60 (beech Tree Cottage), Number 62 and Number 64Grade II
- Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Quiggins RestaurantGrade II
- South LodgeGrade II
- Spread Eagle HotelGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Old Reading RoomGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- Wrentham Town HallGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFWrentham 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.