About the Bocking Church Street Conservation Area
The Bocking Church Street Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- Bocking HallGrade II*
- Wall to the Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- 112 & 122-126, Church StreetGrade II
- 121-139, Church StreetGrade II
- 190-210, Church LaneGrade II
- 212, Church LaneGrade II
- 43 and 45, Church StreetGrade II
- 47-51, Church StreetGrade II
- 53-57, Church StreetGrade II
- 7 to 17 Church StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86, Church StreetGrade II
- Cottages at the Rear of King William InnGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- King William InnGrade II
- Outbuilding 30 Metres East of Bocking HallGrade II
- Plough CottageGrade II
- Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Wall to Bocking HallGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBocking Church Street 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.