About the Fakenham Conservation Area
The Fakenham Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by North Norfolk District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 83 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 81 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. 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.
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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Red Lion HotelGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, Oak StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, Wells RoadGrade II
- 1, Hall StaitheGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 1, Old Post Office StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 11, Oak StreetGrade II
- 11, Wells RoadGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13 and 15, Wells RoadGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15 and 17, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17 and 19, Wells RoadGrade II
- 18, Market PlaceGrade II
- 18, Oak StreetGrade II
- 19, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 and 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- 2, Oak StreetGrade II
Show all 83 listed buildings ↓All 83 listed buildings
- 21, Oak StreetGrade II
- 21, Tunn StreetGrade II
- 23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24 and 26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 28 and 29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, Nelson RoadGrade II
- 3, Old Post Office StreetGrade II
- 3, Quaker LaneGrade II
- 3, Swan StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 32 and 34, Oak StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Oak StreetGrade II
- 33, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 34, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 35, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 36, Oak StreetGrade II
- 37, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4-8, Cattle Market StreetGrade II
- 4, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 4, Oak StreetGrade II
- 44 and 46, Wells RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Oak StreetGrade II
- 5-11, Swan StreetGrade II
- 5, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 5, Wells RoadGrade II
- 52 and 54, Oak StreetGrade II
- 6, Oak StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Tunn StreetGrade II
- 7-9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, Norwich StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Oak StreetGrade II
- 9, Norwich StreetGrade II
- BorrisokaneGrade II
- Central CinemaGrade II
- Connaught HouseGrade II
- Corn Mill (Premises of R.A.Picken)Grade II
- Corn Mill Offices and Store Building (premises of Dewing and Kersley LimitedGrade II
- Crinkle Crankle and Other Walls Surrounding Youth and Community Centres (not Included)Grade II
- Crown HotelGrade II
- DunsterGrade II
- Fakenham Conservative ClubGrade II
- Fakenham War MemorialGrade II
- Garden Boundary Wall (approximately 120 Metres) and Gate Piers South of Grove House Along Tunn Street and Mill LaneGrade II
- Grove HouseGrade II
- Lamp Post Imediately North of Number 20Grade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- No 17. Wall Abutting No 17 to SouthGrade II
- Penny WiseGrade II
- Red HouseGrade II
- RidleysGrade II
- Star InnGrade II
- The Old Fire StationGrade II
- The Rampant Horse InnGrade II
- The Womens Institute CottageGrade II
- The Wooden HorseGrade II
- WoodspringGrade 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
WEBFakenham 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.