About the Finchingfield Conservation Area
The Finchingfield Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, 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 John the BaptistGrade I
- The GuildhallGrade I
- SpringmedeGrade II*
- 1 and 2 HillsideGrade II
- 1 and 2 Primrose CottagesGrade II
- 1 and 2, SunnysideGrade II
- 1 and 3, Duck EndGrade II
- 2, Street Farm BarnGrade II
- 4, The CausewayGrade II
- 5, Duck EndGrade II
- 5, Jasmine Cottage and 6, The CausewayGrade II
- Barn Approximately 50 Metres South West of Great Biggins FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 85 Metres South West of Great FarmhouseGrade II
- Bits and PiecesGrade II
- Bosworths Tearooms and Finchingfield Antiques CentreGrade II
- Brick HouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Brook HallGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Byre Approximately 70 Metres West South West of Great Biggins FarmhouseGrade II
- CabbachesGrade II
- Causeway CottageGrade II
- Chestnut VillaGrade II
- Finchingfield HouseGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- Former Finchingfield Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Great Biggins FarmhouseGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Mill BarnGrade II
- Mill View and HillcrestGrade II
- North House and The Picture PotGrade II
- Number 2, Brook Cottage and Adjacent to Cottage to NorthGrade II
- Old Mill CottageGrade II
- Paigles and the CottageGrade II
- Prospect CottageGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- RiversideGrade II
- Rose Cottage and Corner CottageGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- SaxonsGrade II
- Stowes and MildmayGrade II
- Street Farmhouse and The GranaryGrade II
- Thatchers and Harvest CottageGrade II
- The Fox InnGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Old SmithyGrade II
- The Red Lion InnGrade II
- The WindmillGrade II
- Town HouseGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- WillettsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFinchingfield 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.