About the Castle Hedingham Conservation Area
The Castle Hedingham Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 93 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 87 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Castle Hedingham CA
- 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 NicholasGrade I
- Hedingham CastleGrade I
- Castle Hedingham United Reform ChurchGrade II*
- Hedingham Castle House and detached service wingGrade II*
- The Vicarage, Including Section of Curved Wall Attached to Left and Right of HouseGrade II*
- Tudor bridge at Hedingham CastleGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Pottery LaneGrade II
- 1-8, Church LaneGrade II
- 1, Falcon SquareGrade II
- 1, Luces LaneGrade II
- 1, Queen StreetGrade II
- 10, Falcon SquareGrade II
- 11 and 12, Falcon SquareGrade II
- 11 and 12, Pye CornerGrade II
- 13, Pye CornerGrade II
- 14 and 16, St James StreetGrade II
- 14, 16 and 18, Church PondsGrade II
- 14, Crown StreetGrade II
- 15, St James StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21 (The Vine) St James StreetGrade II
- 19, Queen StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Crown StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, King StreetGrade II
- 2, Castle LaneGrade II
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- 20 and 22, Church PondsGrade II
- 22, 24 and 26, Queen StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Church PondsGrade II
- 29, Bayley StreetGrade II
- 3, Crown StreetGrade II
- 3, King StreetGrade II
- 3, Pye CornerGrade II
- 30, 34, 36, 38, Church PondsGrade II
- 37, Bayley StreetGrade II
- 4, Church PondsGrade II
- 40, Queen StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Falcon SquareGrade II
- 5, Crown StreetGrade II
- 5,6,7 and 8, Pye CornerGrade II
- 8, Falcon SquareGrade II
- 9-12, Church LaneGrade II
- 9, Falcon SquareGrade II
- AstlesGrade II
- Augusta HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Barn Adjacent to Right of Number 1Grade II
- BennetsGrade II
- Blue Boar HouseGrade II
- Buckleys and Buckley Saxon CyclesGrade II
- Church Cottage Pump CottageGrade II
- Church of St Nicholas War Memorial Cross in South East Corner of Churchyard Approximately 30 Metres South East of ChancelGrade II
- Dovecote at Hedingham CastleGrade II
- Dower HouseGrade II
- Falcon HouseGrade II
- FishersGrade II
- Flaglands CottageGrade II
- Gazebo at Rear of 34, North West Corner of GardenGrade II
- GlenthorneGrade II
- Hedingham HouseGrade II
- Heron CottageGrade II
- High House and the Trading PostGrade II
- Hillcrest the Dolls HouseGrade II
- Iron Railings to Front and Left Return of Left Garden (26)Grade II
- Luce's CottageGrade II
- MelfordGrade II
- Milepost Adjacent to North West Corner of Number 24Grade II
- Number 1 (astles) Iron Railings to Front of HouseGrade II
- Number 15 (the Vicarage) Pump Approximately 5 Metres Left of HouseGrade II
- Number 15 (the Vicarage) Wall Enclosing the Garden of the HouseGrade II
- Number 17 (trinity Hall) Front Garden WallGrade II
- Orbell House Post Office ResidenceGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of 5Grade II
- PalmersGrade II
- PortersGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SaddlersGrade II
- SheepcoteGrade II
- SloemansGrade II
- SpencersGrade II
- Stable Block at Hedingham CastleGrade II
- StocksGrade II
- Telephone KioskGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The Bell Inn and Shop Adjoining to LeftGrade II
- The Manse, The Cedars and Gray's ShopGrade II
- The Old CrownGrade II
- The Old Moot HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Wheatsheaf InnGrade II
- Tinkers Veres CottageGrade II
- Trinity CottageGrade II
- Trinity HallGrade II
- VeresGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Falcon SquareCrown StreetQueen StreetBayley StreetChurch LaneKing StreetSt James StreetCastle LaneLuces LanePottery Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBCastle Hedingham 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.