About the Melton Constable Park Conservation Area
The Melton Constable Park Conservation Area covers about 380 hectares and was designated by North Norfolk District Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade I. 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.
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 PeterGrade I
- Melton Constable HallGrade I
- Melton Constable Hall North Wing and Stable Court South WingGrade II*
- The Bath HouseGrade II*
- 2 Stud Farmhouse CottagesGrade II
- Church Lodge Gates, Gate Piers and RailingsGrade II
- Church Lodge, Stable and WallGrade II
- Dairy Farm Barn and Range to South WestGrade II
- Dairy Farm HouseGrade II
- Dairy Farmhouse CottageGrade II
- Melton Constable Hall Stable Court West and North WingsGrade II
- Melton Constable Hall TerracesGrade II
- Melton Constable Hall, stable court east range, and part of south rangeGrade II
- Nursery CottagesGrade II
- Swanton Gate Lodge and Wall AttachedGrade II
- Swanton Lodge Gates, Gatepiers and Railings and BollardsGrade II
- Swanton Novers HouseGrade II
- The DairyGrade II
- The TeahouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMelton Constable Park 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.