About the Fritton Conservation Area
The Fritton Conservation Area covers about 45 hectares and was designated by South Norfolk District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Catherine, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Fritton CA
- 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 CatherineGrade I
- Barn Immediately North-East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Immediately North-West of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Immediately South of Fritton HallGrade II
- Barn South of Barn Immediately South of Fritton HallGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Fritton HallGrade II
- Fritton RectoryGrade II
- Frittonend FarmhouseGrade II
- Island HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Malthouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Oak Tree CottageGrade II
- Range of Cottages South of House Occupied by Mr BettsGrade II
- Stables Immediately North of Fritton HallGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The Cottage Wayside CottagesGrade II
- The Old Rectory CottageGrade II
- The Three Nags Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFritton 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.