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East of EnglandConservation areas in Uttlesford District Council
42 conservation areas and 18 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Arkesden
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/207A
Rules & recordAshdon
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/224
Rules & recordAshdon Church
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/223
Rules & recordAudley End Park
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/214A
Rules & recordBentfield Green
Designated 2007 · ref. CONARA/219
Rules & recordChurch End Great Dunmow
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/216
Rules & recordClavering
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/217
Rules & recordClavering Church
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/218
Rules & recordElmdon
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/16
Rules & recordFelsted
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/209
Rules & recordGreat Canfield
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/29
Rules & recordGreat Chesterford
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/201
Rules & recordGreat Dunmow
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/215
Rules & recordGreat Easton
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/25
Rules & recordGreat Hallingbury
Designated 1984 · ref. CONARA/31
Rules & recordGreat Sampford
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/22A
Rules & recordHadstock
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/9
Rules & recordHatfield Broad Oak
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/30
Rules & recordHazel End Farnham
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/33
Rules & recordHempstead
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/23A
Rules & recordHenham
Designated 2012 · ref. CONARA/225
Rules & recordHigh Easter
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/32A
Rules & recordHigh Roding
Designated 2014 · ref. CONARA/28
Rules & recordLittle Dunmow
Designated 1981 · ref. CONARA/26
Rules & recordLittle Easton
Designated 2015 · ref. 00003/CONARA
Rules & recordLittlebury (ref. CONARA/226)
Designated 2012 · ref. CONARA/226
Rules & recordLittlebury (ref. CONARA/227)
Designated 2012 · ref. CONARA/227
Rules & recordManuden
Designated 2013 · ref. CONARA/211
Rules & recordMount Pleasant Road
Designated 1968 · ref. 5701
Rules & recordNewport
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/204
Rules & recordPledgdon Green Conservation Area
Designated 2026 · ref. CONARA/0002
Rules & recordRadwinter
Designated 1981 · ref. CONARA/24
Rules & recordRickling And Quendon
Designated 2015 · ref. CONARA/18A
Rules & recordSaffron Walden 1
Designated 2018 · ref. CONARA/212
Rules & recordSaffron Walden 2
Designated 2018 · ref. CONARA/213
Rules & recordSmiths Green Conservation Area
Designated 2023 · ref. 00001/CONARA
Rules & recordStansted Mountfitchet (ref. CONARA/220)
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/220
Rules & recordStansted Mountfitchet (ref. CONARA/221)
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/221
Rules & recordStebbing
Designated 2011 · ref. CONARA/205
Rules & recordThaxted
Designated 2012 · ref. CONARA/206
Rules & recordWendens Ambo
Designated 2014 · ref. CONARA/15A
Rules & recordWiddington
Designated 1976 · ref. CONARA/19
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.
Article 4 directions in Uttlesford District Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- 2 Bentfield End Causeway Stansted
- 5 Wicken Road Newport
- Addresses at Gilbey Green Belmont Hill and High Street Newport
- Broom Wood Cambridge Road Ugley
- Confirmed - Stansted Con Area Town & County Planning
- Land adjoining Corbets Tey Brick Kiln Lane Stabbing
- Land at Redgates Lane Sewards End
- Land at Stansted Park/Broome End Stansted (Birchanger Parish)
- Land at Sunnybrook Farm Watch House Green Felsted
- Land Rear Attridges Farm High Roding
- Land situated on the south side of the A414 highway from Leaden Roding to White Roding opposite the Windmill Cafe and King William IV public house Leaden Roding
- Land to which schedule 1(b) applies Great Dunmow Con Area Town & Country Planning
- Motor-cross track and car park Tye Green Farm Elsenham (land at Tye Green
- Multiple Addresses in Great Chesterford
- Multiple Addresses in Great Chesterford Schd1 (b) applies
- Multiple Addresses in Great Dunmow Order 1995 as amended
- Multiple Addresses in Stansted
- Newport Con Area Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development)
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.