About the Horringer Conservation Area
The Horringer Conservation Area covers about 40 hectares and was designated by West Suffolk Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Leonard, 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 Horringer 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 LeonardGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3 the GildhallGrade II
- Anne Corders CottageGrade II
- Ashdown CottageGrade II
- Cedar CottageGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Ickworth ParkGrade II
- HighlandsGrade II
- Horringer ManorGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, HorringerGrade II
- King William Cottage the Post OfficeGrade II
- Mansard HouseGrade II
- Mulberry CottageGrade II
- Park GatesGrade II
- Pheasant CottageGrade II
- Primary School and School HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SycamoresGrade II
- The Beehive Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Cottage, 1 the GildhallGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The GreenGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- The LaurelsGrade II
- Weavers CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHorringer 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.