About the Wymondham Conservation Area
The Wymondham Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by South Norfolk District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 136 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 129 Grade II). The most significant is Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 10 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Wymondham 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.
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.
- 9-23 (odds) and 10 Church StreetHouseholder works
- Becketswell RoadHouseholder works
- Friarscroft Terrace, 25-35 Friarscroft LaneHouseholder 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.
- Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of CanterburyGrade I
- Becket’s ChapelGrade I
- Market CrossGrade I
- 3, Market StreetGrade II*
- Green Dragon Public HouseGrade II*
- Priory HouseGrade II*
- The ChestnutsGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Vicar StreetGrade II
- 1, 3 and 3a, Church StreetGrade II
- 1, 3 and 5, Pople StreetGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 1, QUEEN STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10 and 12, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Middleton StreetGrade II
- 10, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Market StreetGrade II
- 11-21, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Cock StreetGrade II
- 12, Market StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 14 and 14a, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 14 and 14a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14 and 16, Vicar StreetGrade II
- 14, Bridewell StreetGrade II
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- 15 and 17, Market StreetGrade II
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16, 16a and 16c, Market StreetGrade II
- 16, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17, Town GreenGrade II
- 18 and 20, Cock StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Market StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, Market StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Middleton StreetGrade II
- 2, 2a, 2b and 4, Town GreenGrade II
- 2, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 2, Market StreetGrade II
- 20, Fairland StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Fairland StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, Pople StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Fairland StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Market StreetGrade II
- 24, 26 and 28, Middleton StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 3, 3a and 5, Town GreenGrade II
- 3, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, Fairland StreetGrade II
- 30, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 30, Market StreetGrade II
- 33-39, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Cock StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Market StreetGrade II
- 47 and 47a, Market StreetGrade II
- 49, 51 and 53, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 49, Market StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Fairland StreetGrade II
- 5, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 50-56, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 53a, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 55, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 57, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 58, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 59, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 6, 8 and 8a, Middleton StreetGrade II
- 60 and 62, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 61 and 63, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 64 and 66, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 65, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 67, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, Damgate StreetGrade II
- 7, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 7, Market StreetGrade II
- 7a, Vicar StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Cock StreetGrade II
- 8, 10 and 10a, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 and 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9, Bridewell StreetGrade II
- 9, Pople StreetGrade II
- 9, Town GreenGrade II
- Abbey View and Abbey HouseGrade II
- AbbeywayGrade II
- AbbotsfordGrade II
- Ada Hart Room and the Abbey SchoolroomGrade II
- Anchor HouseGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Bell CottageGrade II
- Canterbury HouseGrade II
- Cauis HouseGrade II
- Churchgate HouseGrade II
- Community HallGrade II
- Congregational Church Including RailingsGrade II
- Conon HouseGrade II
- Cross Keys InnGrade II
- Duddon HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls to West and Wouth West of No 18 (holmwood House) (not Included)Grade II
- Harvey HouseGrade II
- HillboroGrade II
- House East of Courtyard to 4 (the Bridewell)Grade II
- Jetty HouseGrade II
- LyndhurstGrade II
- Lyng CottagesGrade II
- MayfairGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- No 7 and Attached GarageGrade II
- Oak House Wincar HouseGrade II
- OakhouseGrade II
- Pennybrick HallGrade II
- Precinct Walls to North East of Abbey Church and Attached GateGrade II
- Precinct Walls to North West of Abbey Church and Attached GatesGrade II
- Queen's Head HotelGrade II
- Railings and Gates to No 47Grade II
- Remains of Chapter House and Surrounding Fragments of Abbey ChurchGrade II
- Rook HouseGrade II
- Stables 15 Metres North West of Priory HouseGrade II
- Stables 5 Metres North East of the Vicarage and Attached WallGrade II
- Stables to East of 12Grade II
- The BridewellGrade II
- The Cock InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Little HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Vicarage Including Attached Forecourt WallGrade II
- The Yeoman's HouseGrade II
- Town Green Villa and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- TraffordGrade II
- Vicar Street HouseGrade II
- Warehouse Range to Rear of 22Grade II
- White Hart InnGrade II
- Wymondham War MemorialGrade II
- York HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Damgate StreetMarket StreetBridewell StreetMarket PlaceFairland StreetCock StreetMiddleton StreetTown GreenPople StreetVicar StreetChurch Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBWymondham 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.