About the Fornham All Saints Conservation Area
The Fornham All Saints Conservation Area covers about 72 hectares and was designated by West Suffolk Council in 1999. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 7, The GreenGrade II
- Ashnola HouseGrade II
- Barn at Moseley's Farm and Boundary Wall on Road FrontageGrade II
- Barn to Lodge FarmGrade II
- Briar Cottage Shepherd's CloseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall to Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Farm Building at the South End of Farmyard at Moseley's Farm Farm Buildings at the South End of Farmyard at Moseley's FarmGrade II
- Fornham All Saints War MemorialGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately South East of Village Hall, The GreenGrade II
- Lodge FarmhouseGrade II
- Monument 7 Feet From the South Wall of the Chancel and 8 Feet From the East Wall of the South Aisle of the Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Moseley's FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 23 and Number 24 (little Cleves Cottage)Grade II
- Pen Rwendell Twitchett's EndGrade II
- Stone Coffin in the Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Lying Against the South Side of the TowerGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Three Kings Public House and Attached House Stable BlockGrade II
- Wychwood CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFornham All Saints 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.