About the Honington Conservation Area
The Honington Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by West Suffolk Council in 2004. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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
- 1, Troston RoadGrade II
- Bourn HouseGrade II
- Corner Thatch Heathfield LodgeGrade II
- Honington HallGrade II
- Honington House and Boundary Walls Adjoining to North and EastGrade II
- Honington Voluntary Controlled SchoolGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Maltsters CottageGrade II
- Old OaksGrade II
- The TimbersGrade II
- Trinity PlaceGrade II
- Two Barns to North East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHonington 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.