About the Billericay Town Centre Conservation Area
The Billericay Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within Basildon Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is 6, 8 and 10, Norsey Road, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- 6, 8 and 10, Norsey RoadGrade II*
- Burghstead HouseGrade II*
- Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II*
- 1-5, Norsey RoadGrade II
- 106, High StreetGrade II
- 108, High StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 131 and 133, High StreetGrade II
- 137, High StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 54 and 56, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 57-61, High StreetGrade II
- 63, High StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 72, High StreetGrade II
- 74a, 74 and 74b, High StreetGrade II
- 75-79, High StreetGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- 93 and 95, High StreetGrade II
- 98, High StreetGrade II
- Billericay War MemorialGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- FoxcroftGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (adjoining Number 96)Grade II
- Number 3 and number 5 (St Aubyns)Grade II
- Offices of North Thames Gas BoardGrade II
- Pair of K6 telephone kiosksGrade II
- The Chequers Inn including 1 Chapel StreetGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and Attached Wall, Gatepiers and GateGrade II
- The Red Lion InnGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Three Horseshoes HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Basildon Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.