About the Elm Conservation Area
The Elm Conservation Area covers about 9.1 hectares and was designated by Fenland District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I.
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 Elm 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Elm HouseGrade II*
- Black Horse CottageGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Elm Fire Engine House and attached shedGrade II
- Halfpenny HouseGrade II
- Row of Nine Headstones East of Pathway on North Side of ChurchGrade II
- Six Table Tombs, Abutting West Wall of ChurchyardGrade II
- Sportsman Public HouseGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- Two Chest Tombs, West of Pathway on North Side of ChurchGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBElm Conservation Area AppraisalFenland District 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 Fenland District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.