About the Belchamp Otten Conservation Area
The Belchamp Otten Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Ethelbert and All Saints, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St Ethelbert and All SaintsGrade I
- Belchamp Otten HallGrade II
- Belchamp Otten Hall Barn Approximately 50 Metres North West of HallGrade II
- Belchamp Otten Hall Cartlodge 40 Metres North West of HallGrade II
- Belchamp Otten Hall Outbuilding Approximately 30 Metres North West of HallGrade II
- Belchamp Otten Hall Railings and Gates Enclosing Front GardenGrade II
- Belchamp Otten Hall Stable Approximately 33 Metres North West of HallGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church of St Ethelbert and All Saints Tomb to the Parmenter Family 40 Metres South East of South East Corner of ChancelGrade II
- Coles FarmhouseGrade II
- Coles Farmhouse Railings and Gate to Front GardenGrade II
- High HallGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBelchamp Otten Conservation Area AppraisalBraintree District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Braintree District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.