Conservation Area

The Conservation Area centres on the Grade-1 listed Church of St. Lawrence, and was expanded in June 2019 following an appraisal by Patrick Taylor. This is a map of the current boundary:-

This is similar to the expansion proposed in April 2019 (below), except for the exclusion of Babergh Place Farmhouse, now known as Ardley House, and the adjacent crinkle-crankle wall

The Conservation Area Appraisal can be viewed at this location

Local authorities are required by law to ‘preserve and enhance‘ the appearance of Conservation Areas in the course of their planning duties, and also to review their boundaries periodically and bring forward proposals for preserving and enhancing them.

One of the main reasons for having an up-to-date Appraisal is to use it as a reference tool for planning officers who may be making development decisions concerning areas that they are not familiar with. Indeed, they may not even have visited the area, so it’s important that they are able to gain as much information as possible from the document.

The original GW Conservation Area was centred on the Grade-1 listed church with an extension East to Upsher Green as can be seen in the map below:-

On the 22nd of October 1935, The Times published a photo taken from the B1115 of the view across the fields towards the church. Alongside that photo (below) is a photo taken over 80 years later, and showing how little the view has changed in that time.

As well as the Conservation Area there may well be other Heritage Assets around the village which may be of relevance and interest to planners.

Here are some photos of parts of the Conservation Area and Heritage Assets from around the village.

If you have any other suggestions and/or photos of likely Heritage Assets (preferably outside the Conservation Area) please send more information to the Website Administrator