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East of EnglandConservation areas in Brentwood Borough Council
13 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
Blackmore
Designated 1975 · ref. 8494
Rules & recordBrentwood Town Centre
Designated 1981 · ref. 8495
Rules & recordFryerning
Designated 1991 · ref. 8496
Rules & recordGreat Warley
Designated 1975 · ref. 8497
Rules & recordHerongate
Designated 1975 · ref. 8498
Rules & recordHighwood Hospital, Brentwood
Designated 2001 · ref. 8499
Rules & recordHutton Village
Designated 1986 · ref. 8500
Rules & recordIngatestone, High Street
Designated 1969 · ref. 8501
Rules & recordIngatestone, Station Lane
Designated 1981 · ref. 8503
Rules & recordSouth Weald
Designated 1973 · ref. 8502
Rules & recordThorndon Park
Designated 1993 · ref. 8504
Rules & recordWarley Place
Designated 1993 · ref. 8506
Rules & recordWeald Park
Designated 1993 · ref. 8505
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.