About the Tacolneston Conservation Area
The Tacolneston Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by South Norfolk District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 6 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- 126 - 134 (evens) Norwich RoadHouseholder works
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 All SaintsGrade I
- Old HallGrade II*
- The Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- 103, Norwich RoadGrade II
- Barn Immediately East of Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Immediately South-West of the Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Christmas CottageGrade II
- Cottage Immediately North of Christmas CottageGrade II
- Elm ViewGrade II
- Garden Boundary Wall North of Old HallGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KisokGrade II
- Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Saffron CottageGrade II
- Tacolneston War MemorialGrade II
- The Pelican InnGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Warren Cottage and 2 Adjoining CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTacolneston 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.