About the Birdbrook Conservation Area
The Birdbrook Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Barn Approximately 25 Metres North North East of Birdbrook Hall, 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.
- Barn Approximately 25 Metres North North East of Birdbrook HallGrade II*
- Parish Church of St AugustineGrade II*
- Birdbrook HallGrade II
- Granary Approximately 30 Metres North of Birdbrook HallGrade II
- Moat FarmhouseGrade II
- Telephone KioskGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Plough InnGrade II
- Wren CottagesGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBirdbrook 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.