About the Thorpe-le-Soken Conservation Area
The Thorpe-le-Soken Conservation Area covers about 51 hectares and was designated by Tendring District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Comarques, Grade II*.
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 Thorpe-le-Soken 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.
- ComarquesGrade II*
- Parish Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- The AbbeyGrade II*
- The Bell HotelGrade II*
- Ashdon and HomeleighGrade II
- Bowling Green CottageGrade II
- Elm FarmhouseGrade II
- Gower HouseGrade II
- Green SteadGrade II
- HawthornsGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Le Soken AntiquesGrade II
- LoblolliesGrade II
- Mill Barn FarmhouseGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Norfolk HouseGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Church Cottages, Trinity Byegones and 'the Granary' Wholefood StoreGrade II
- Oakley HouseGrade II
- Police StationGrade II
- The Oaks Restaurant and the Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The TrossachsGrade II
- Thorpe Baptist ChurchGrade II
- TortworthGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Tendring District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.