About the Hoxne Conservation Area
The Hoxne Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Mid Suffolk District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Ss Peter and Paul, 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.
- 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 Ss Peter and PaulGrade I
- Abbey FarmhouseGrade II*
- The Swan (including Attached Outbuildings)Grade II*
- 15, Cross StreetGrade II
- 16, Cross StreetGrade II
- 16, Low StreetGrade II
- 38, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 41, Low StreetGrade II
- 49, Low StreetGrade II
- 53 and 54, Low StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7 Cross StreetGrade II
- Abbey ViewGrade II
- Aldersyde, The Cottage and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- Bridge Cottage Bridge HouseGrade II
- Christmas CottageGrade II
- Corn House Three TreesGrade II
- Dove Cottage PenbrynGrade II
- Gold Brook Cottage HollydeanGrade II
- Goldbrook HouseGrade II
- High HouseGrade II
- Hill House (including Doctor's Surgery to Rear)Grade II
- Lea Cottage the Old BakeryGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Pilgrim CottageGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Red HouseGrade II
- Red House CottageGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The GrapesGrade II
- The Old ThatchGrade II
- The Old WheelwrightsGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- The Wooden HouseGrade II
- Time Cottage Time HouseGrade II
- TreesGrade II
- Walling to Road Curtilage of Abbey FarmhouseGrade II
- White CottageGrade 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
WEBHoxne Conservation Area AppraisalMid Suffolk District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Boundary and listed buildings from Mid Suffolk District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.