About the Cressing Conservation Area
The Cressing Conservation Area covers about 3.7 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Cressing 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.
- Parish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Ancillary Building 3 Metres North West of Rook Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Ancillary Building 30 Metres East of Rook Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 20 Metres South East of Rook Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Grimwoods (former Post Office)Grade II
- HorseshoesGrade II
- Number 1 (springwaters ) and Number 2 (tithings)Grade II
- Rook Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- The Willows Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCressing 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.