About the Earls Colne and White Colne West and East Conservation Area
The Earls Colne and White Colne West and East Conservation Area covers about 73 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 88 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 85 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Andrew, 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.
- Parish Church of St AndrewGrade I
- Boundary Wall to South,East and North East of Colne PrioryGrade II*
- Colneford HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Burrows RoadGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Burrows RoadGrade II
- 130, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Colneford HillGrade II
- 18 and 20, Colneford HillGrade II
- 2 and 4, Colne Park RoadGrade II
- 2-6, Colchester RoadGrade II
- 20, Lower Holt StreetGrade II
- 22-26, Lower Holt StreetGrade II
- 22, Colneford HillGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 24, Colneford HillGrade II
- 25, Colchester RoadGrade II
- 27 and 29, High StreetGrade II
- 28, Colneford HillGrade II
- 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 30, Colneford HillGrade II
- 32, Colneford HillGrade II
- 36, Colneford HillGrade II
- 38, Colneford HillGrade II
Show all 88 listed buildings ↓All 88 listed buildings
- 5, Upper Holt StreetGrade II
- 6, Colne GreenGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Colne GreenGrade II
- 77, High StreetGrade II
- 78, High StreetGrade II
- 79 and 81, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Lower Holt StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, High StreetGrade II
- 83 and 85, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Colne GreenGrade II
- 9 and 11, Burrows RoadGrade II
- 94 and 96, High StreetGrade II
- 97, High StreetGrade II
- 98-104, High StreetGrade II
- Bellevue CottagesGrade II
- BoxteddsGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Central Block of Atlas WorksGrade II
- ChandlersGrade II
- CobblestonesGrade II
- Colne HouseGrade II
- Colne PrioryGrade II
- Coombe HayGrade II
- Cooperative SupermarketGrade II
- Dynes CottageGrade II
- Earls Colne Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Elm HouseGrade II
- Emson and SonGrade II
- Gas Lamp and Standard Approximately 18 Metres East of Central Block of Atlas WorksGrade II
- Granary Approximately 10 Metres South East of Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Harvest CottageGrade II
- Hibernia CottagesGrade II
- Houses 5 Metres South of Number 19 (garage)Grade II
- Kj MorrisGrade II
- Long RidingsGrade II
- Milepost Outside Colne PlaceGrade II
- Mulberry CloseGrade II
- Oxford HouseGrade II
- PandoraGrade II
- Part of Cooperative SupermarketGrade II
- Post Office,Sweet Shop and Video LibraryGrade II
- Priory CottageGrade II
- Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Pump on Triangular Green at the Junction With Coggeshall RoadGrade II
- River HouseGrade II
- South Lodge to Colne HouseGrade II
- Spar FoodmarketGrade II
- Spoutwell HouseGrade II
- Stable Range and Ancillary Buildings of Atlas WorksGrade II
- Stables Immediately South East of Colneford HouseGrade II
- Telephone KioskGrade II
- Thatched CottagesGrade II
- The Coachman InnGrade II
- The Drum Public HouseGrade II
- The Institute, 28-46 High Street, and 2 York RoadGrade II
- The Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The WillowsGrade II
- Twin GablesGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
- White HartGrade II
- WhiteoaksGrade 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
WEBEarls Colne and White Colne West and East 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.