About the Great Bardfield Conservation Area
The Great Bardfield Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 74 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 68 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- 6, 7 and 8, Brook StreetGrade II*
- Barn Approximately 60 Metres South South West of Great Bardfield HallGrade II*
- GobionsGrade II*
- Place HouseGrade II*
- Rear Wing of Bank HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Bell LaneGrade II
- 2-4, High StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- Ancillary Building Approximately 25 Metres North the Vine Public HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Bardfield Cottage MuseumGrade II
- Barn Approximately 40 Metres East North East of Place HouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 40 Metres East of Place HouseGrade II
- Beam Cottage Cage CottageGrade II
- Box Cottage Pippins CottageGrade II
- Brick HouseGrade II
- Bridge FarmhouseGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Buck's HouseGrade II
- Byre Approximately 10 Metres South EastGrade II
- Cage HouseGrade II
- Cart Lodge Approximately 25 Metres South East of Place HouseGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
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- Claypits CottageGrade II
- Coach House/stable Block Approximately 10 Metres North East of South LodgeGrade II
- Cottage Between Tudor Cottage and Markswood Gallery Markswood Gallery Tudor CottageGrade II
- CottesbrookGrade II
- Crown HouseGrade II
- Dell Cottage Vane CottageGrade II
- Devon Wayside CottageGrade II
- Dixon HouseGrade II
- Drinking Fountain in Front of Number 3 Fountain TerraceGrade II
- Ethel HouseGrade II
- Fountain TerraceGrade II
- Gatehouse CottageGrade II
- Great Bardfield HallGrade II
- Great Bardfield Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Hill Cottages Primrose CottageGrade II
- Hill PlaceGrade II
- Hillside Cottage the HomesteadGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Kalon Shepherd's Cottage Shepherd's PlaceGrade II
- King's HouseGrade II
- Lower HallGrade II
- LumleysGrade II
- North Place SaddlersGrade II
- Northampton HouseGrade II
- Oak CottagesGrade II
- P and A WoodGrade II
- Road Bridge Over the River PantGrade II
- Serjeant Bendlowes CottageGrade II
- South EndGrade II
- South LodgeGrade II
- StubbardsGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk Next to Post OfficeGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Corn Dolly Restaurant Walnut Tree HouseGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The Golden Sovereign the Old Police HouseGrade II
- The Great Bardfield CageGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The White HartGrade II
- Town HouseGrade II
- Town House CottagesGrade II
- Trinity CottageGrade II
- Valley CottageGrade II
- Vicarage CottageGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Wellington CottageGrade II
- White Hart HouseGrade II
- York HouseGrade 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
WEBGreat Bardfield 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.