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East of EnglandConservation areas in Braintree District Council
37 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ashen
Designated 1989 · ref. 1176
Rules & recordBelchamp Otten
Designated 1984 · ref. 4414
Rules & recordBelchamp St Paul
Designated 1979 · ref. 4415
Rules & recordBelchamp Walter
Designated 1980 · ref. 4416
Rules & recordBirdbrook
Designated 1970 · ref. 4417
Rules & recordBocking Church Street
Designated 1981 · ref. 4420
Rules & recordBraintree Town Centre and Bradford Street
Designated 1969 · ref. 4419
Rules & recordBulmer
Designated 1989 · ref. 4421
Rules & recordBures Hamlet
Designated 1969 · ref. 4422
Rules & recordCastle Hedingham
Designated 1969 · ref. 4423
Rules & recordChelmer and Blackwater Navigation
Designated 1991 · ref. 4452
Rules & recordCoggeshall
Designated 1968 · ref. 4424
Rules & recordCressing
Designated 1981 · ref. 4425
Rules & recordEarls Colne and White Colne West and East
Designated 1969 · ref. 4426
Rules & recordFeering
Designated 1976 · ref. 4427
Rules & recordFinchingfield
Designated 1969 · ref. 4429
Rules & recordFoxearth
Designated 1976 · ref. 4430
Rules & recordGosfield
Designated 1988 · ref. 4431
Rules & recordGreat Bardfield
Designated 1969 · ref. 4432
Rules & recordGreat Saling
Designated 1989 · ref. 4433
Rules & recordGreat Yeldham
Designated 1985 · ref. 4434
Rules & recordHalstead Town Centre
Designated 1969 · ref. 4435
Rules & recordHelions Bumpstead
Designated 1990 · ref. 4436
Rules & recordKelvedon
Designated 1969 · ref. 4437
Rules & recordPebmarsh
Designated 1989 · ref. 4439
Rules & recordRayne
Designated 1981 · ref. 4440
Rules & recordRidgewell
Designated 1973 · ref. 4441
Rules & recordSible Hedingham South
Designated 1969 · ref. 4442
Rules & recordSible Hedingham West
Designated 1969 · ref. 8263
Rules & recordSilver End
Designated 1983 · ref. 4443
Rules & recordSteeple Bumpstead
Designated 1969 · ref. 4444
Rules & recordStisted
Designated 1973 · ref. 4445
Rules & recordTerling
Designated 1969 · ref. 4446
Rules & recordToppesfield
Designated 1989 · ref. 4447
Rules & recordWethersfield
Designated 1973 · ref. 4449
Rules & recordWhite Notley
Designated 1988 · ref. 4450
Rules & recordWitham Town Centre
Designated 1968 · ref. 4451
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.