About the No.5 St Nicholas / Northgate Street Conservation Area
The No.5 St Nicholas / Northgate Street Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Great Yarmouth Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Fishermens Hospital Including Gate Piers and Railings, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 Direction Great YarmouthHouseholder works
- Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great YarmouthHouseholder works
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.
- Fishermens Hospital Including Gate Piers and RailingsGrade I
- St Nicholas (priory) Middle SchoolGrade I
- Church of St NicholasGrade II*
- VicarageGrade II*
- 14 and 15, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 16, 16a, 16b and 17, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 18 and 19, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 20 and 20a, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 220, 221 and 222, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 224, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 225, 226 and 226a, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 25, Church PlainGrade II
- 27, Church PlainGrade II
- 3, 4 and 5, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 6, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 7, Northgate StreetGrade II
- Churchyard Gates, Piers and Railings to Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Group of Seven Chest Tombs Approximately 128 Metres East of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- HardysGrade II
- Headstone 15 Metres North-East of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Memorial to David Bartleman West of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Memorial to George Beloe South of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Palmer Tomb 18 Metres West of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Sewell HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.