About the Dalham Conservation Area
The Dalham Conservation Area covers about 66 hectares and was designated by West Suffolk Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 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.
- 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 MaryGrade I
- Lower MillGrade II*
- 1, Church LaneGrade II
- 10, The SoundsGrade II
- 12, The SoundsGrade II
- 2 and 4 Stores HillGrade II
- 2, Church LaneGrade II
- 27, 29, 31 and 33 The StreetGrade II
- 3 Ranges of Garden Walling With Linking Ha Ha Piers and Gates South of Dalham HallGrade II
- 30 the StreetGrade II
- 36 the StreetGrade II
- 4 the StreetGrade II
- 40, The StreetGrade II
- 46, The StreetGrade II
- 5 BrooksideGrade II
- 5, Church LaneGrade II
- 6 and 8 The StreetGrade II
- Dairy FarmhouseGrade II
- Dalham HallGrade II
- End CottageGrade II
- Ford CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk by General StoresGrade II
- Malting FarmhouseGrade II
- Malting Kiln 80m South East of Malting FarmhouseGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Meadow CottageGrade II
- Monument to General Sir James Affleck Baronet Adjacent to South Side of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Robin HillGrade II
- Stables and Coach House 30m North West of Dalham HallGrade II
- The Affleck Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The HeritageGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- Woodbine CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBDalham 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.