About the Gosfield Conservation Area
The Gosfield Conservation Area covers about 51 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Catherine, 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 CatherineGrade I
- Gosfield HallGrade I
- Highgates CottagesGrade II*
- 1, Hedingham RoadGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Broom CottageGrade II
- Byford Cottage Gosfield AntiquesGrade II
- Church of St Catherine, Table Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South West of South PorchGrade II
- Church of St Catherine, Tomb of the English Poor Clares Approximately 12 Metres North West of North West Tower AngleGrade II
- Communal Bakehouse Adjacent to Right of 18 Park CottagesGrade II
- Dial Cottage Dial HouseGrade II
- Gable CottageGrade II
- Gosfield Cars Garage and House AdjoiningGrade II
- Gosfield Cottage and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Gosfield Hall, Four Gas Lamps in CourtyardGrade II
- Gosfield Hall, Ha Ha Wall Approximately 50 Metres South of South Face of Hall Including Statues and UrnsGrade II
- Gosfield Hall, Horse Gin Approximately 20 Metres North West of North West Corner of HallGrade II
- Gosfield Hall, Well House Adjacent to North East of Horse GinGrade II
- Green Man Public HouseGrade II
- Holly Cottage and Adjoining DwellingGrade II
- House Adjoining Post Office Stores to Right Post Office StoresGrade II
- Mansarde CottageGrade II
- North Lodge to Gosfield HallGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- SparrowsGrade II
- St Margarets School Including Courtyard Wall and GatesGrade II
- Street Farm, Barn Approximately 20 Metres South of HouseGrade II
- Street FarmhouseGrade II
- The King's Head InnGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Reading and Coffee RoomsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGosfield 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.