About the Ampton Conservation Area
The Ampton Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by West Suffolk Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 Ampton 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 PeterGrade I
- 1, Park GatesGrade II
- 10, The StreetGrade II
- 11, 12, 12a, 14, The StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, The StreetGrade II
- 2, Park GatesGrade II
- 8 and 9, The StreetGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- Ampton HallGrade II
- Boundary Walls and Gates to Number 1 Garden CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Number 1 Garden Cottage and Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Old SchoolhouseGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Wall and Gates to Ampton HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAmpton Conservation Area AppraisalWest Suffolk 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 West Suffolk Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.