About the Trunch Conservation Area
The Trunch Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by North Norfolk District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Botolph, 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 BotolphGrade I
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn 20 Metres North of Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 30 Metres North West of Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 40 Metres South of Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 40 Metres West of Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Brick Kiln FarmhouseGrade II
- Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- RosebellaGrade II
- Trunch War MemorialGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Vine Cottage Including Forecourt WallsGrade II
- Whitehouse FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrunch 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.