About the NEW HOUGHTON Conservation Area
The NEW HOUGHTON Conservation Area covers about 733 hectares and was designated by Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1978. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- New Houghton Conservation AreaHouseholder 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.
- Church of St MartinGrade I
- Houghton Hall With Courtyard Walls Attached to North and SouthGrade I
- The SquareGrade I
- The WatertowerGrade I
- Houghton Hall South Lodges With Gates, Gate Piers and Walls AttachedGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, The StreetGrade II
- 10 and 11, The StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, The StreetGrade II
- 14, 15 and 16, The StreetGrade II
- 20, 21 and 22, The StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, The StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, The StreetGrade II
- 27 and 28, The StreetGrade II
- 29 and 30, The StreetGrade II
- 32 and 33, The StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, The StreetGrade II
- 6, 7, 8 and 9, The StreetGrade II
- Carpenter's Yard BarnGrade II
- Hall Farm Barn Or Home Farm BarnGrade II
- Hall Farmhouse Or Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Houghton Hall West LodgeGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kitchen Garden Walls 15 Metres South West of the SquareGrade II
- MonumentGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- North LodgeGrade II
- Park Farmhouse and Park Farm CottagesGrade II
- The IcehouseGrade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
- Village Farmhouse BarnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNEW HOUGHTON Conservation Area AppraisalBorough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk’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 Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.