About the Cromer (Extension) Conservation Area
The Cromer (Extension) Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by North Norfolk District Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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 - Car Park, Runton Road, CromerHouseholder 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.
- 8-18, NORWICH ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Bethuell Stimpson monument at Cromer Old CemeteryGrade II
- Chapel at Cromer Old CemeteryGrade II
- Cliftonville HotelGrade II
- Flint HouseGrade II
- George Harrison Monument at Cromer Old CemeteryGrade II
- James Davies Monument at Cromer Old CemeteryGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Numbers 3, 5 and 7 Including 3a, 5a, 5b and 5c, And Flats 1, 2 and 3 at Number 7Grade II
- Old BracondaleGrade II
- Semaphore Signals at Former Beach StationGrade II
- Signal Box at Former Beach StationGrade II
- St Bennet's and boundary wall to north, 37 Vicarage Road, CromerGrade II
- Terraced Beach Chalets, The Promenade, CromerGrade II
- The Watch HouseGrade II
- William Balls monument at Cromer Old CemeteryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCromer (Extension) Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Norfolk 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 North Norfolk District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.