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Conservation areas in Maldon District Council

92 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.

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Conservation areas

Burnham-on-Crouch

Designated 1969 · ref. 8752

Rules & record

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

Designated 1991 · ref. 70

Rules & record

Goldhanger (ref. 8754)

Designated 1975 · ref. 8754

Rules & record

Heybridge Basin (ref. 8755)

Designated 1975 · ref. 8755

Rules & record

Langford (ref. 8756)

Designated 1985 · ref. 8756

Rules & record

Maldon

Designated 1969 · ref. 8757

Rules & record

Southminster (ref. 8759)

Designated 1979 · ref. 8759

Rules & record

Stow Maries World War One Aerodrome

Designated 2008 · ref. 3

Rules & record

Tillingham (ref. 8760)

Designated 1969 · ref. 8760

Rules & record

Tollesbury (ref. 8761)

Designated 1970 · ref. 8761

Rules & record

Tolleshunt D'arcy (ref. 8762)

Designated 1969 · ref. 8762

Rules & record

Woodfield Cottages

Designated 2022 · ref. 10231

Rules & record

What 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.

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Conservation areas in Maldon District Council

Conservation areas

Bradwell on Sea

Bradwell on Sea (Addition1)

Bradwell on Sea (Addition2)

Bradwell on Sea (Addition3)

Bradwell on Sea (Addition4)

Bradwell on Sea (Addition5)

Bradwell on Sea (Reduction1)

Bradwell on Sea (Reduction2)

Burnham on Crouch

Burnham on Crouch (Addition1)

Burnham on Crouch (Addition2)

Burnham on Crouch (Addition3)

Burnham on Crouch (Addition4)

Burnham on Crouch (Addition5)

Burnham-on-Crouch

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

Goldhanger (ref. 8754)

Goldhanger (ref. 74)

Goldhanger (Addition1)

Goldhanger (Addition2)

Goldhanger (Reduction1)

Heybridge Basin (ref. 8755)

Heybridge Basin (ref. 79)

Heybridge Basin (Addition1)

Heybridge Basin (Addition2)

Heybridge Basin (Addition3)

Heybridge Basin (Addition4)

Heybridge Basin (Reduction1)

Heybridge Basin (Reduction2)

Heybridge Basin (Reduction3)

Langford (ref. 8756)

Langford (ref. 80)

Langford (Addition1)

Langford (Addition2)

Langford (Addition3)

Maldon

Maldon (1)

Maldon (2)

Maldon (3)

Maldon (Addition1)

Maldon (Addition10)

Maldon (Addition11)

Maldon (Addition12)

Maldon (Addition2)

Maldon (Addition3)

Maldon (Addition4)

Maldon (Addition5)

Maldon (Addition6)

Maldon (Addition7)

Maldon (Addition8)

Maldon (Addition9)

Maldon (Reduction1)

Maldon (Reduction2)

Purleigh

Purleigh (Addition1)

Southminster (ref. 8759)

Southminster (ref. 81)

Southminster (Addition1)

Southminster (Reduction1)

Southminster (Reduction2)

Southminster (Reduction3)

Southminster (Reduction4)

Stow Maries World War One Aerodrome

Tillingham (ref. 8760)

Tillingham (ref. 76)

Tillingham (Addition1)

Tillingham (Addition2)

Tillingham (Addition3)

Tillingham (Addition4)

Tillingham (Addition5)

Tillingham (Reduction1)

Tillingham (Reduction2)

Tillingham (Reduction3)

Tillingham (Reduction4)

Tillingham (Reduction5)

Tillingham (Reduction6)

Tollesbury (ref. 8761)

Tollesbury (ref. 73)