About the Brooke Conservation Area
The Brooke Conservation Area covers about 52 hectares within South Norfolk District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 23 Tree Preservation Order records 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 II*
- Porch HouseGrade II*
- 10, High GreenGrade II
- 19 and 21, The StreetGrade II
- 23-27, The StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, The StreetGrade II
- 45, The StreetGrade II
- 66, High GreenGrade II
- 79-83, The StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North of Laurel FarmhouseGrade II
- Brooke War MemorialGrade II
- Garden Railings at North LodgeGrade II
- High Green HouseGrade II
- House to Rear of Post OfficeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk South South East of Kings Head Public HouseGrade II
- Kings Head Public HouseGrade II
- Laurel FarmhouseGrade II
- Mere CottageGrade II
- Mere HouseGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Old DovecoteGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- The WarrenGrade 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
WEBBrooke Conservation Area AppraisalSouth 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 South Norfolk District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.