About the Halstead Town Centre Conservation Area
The Halstead Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 109 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 103 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Halstead Town Centre 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 St AndrewGrade I
- 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II*
- 26, High StreetGrade II*
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II*
- Old Townford MillGrade II*
- Trinity HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Market HillGrade II
- 1-16, Factory Lane EastGrade II
- 1-2, The CausewayGrade II
- 1-5, Chapel HillGrade II
- 1-7, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 1, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 10, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 103 and 105, Head StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Head StreetGrade II
- 12, 12a and 12b, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 14, Head StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, Head StreetGrade II
- 17 and 17a, High StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
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- 1a, 1b and 1c, Head StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Head StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 20, Head StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Head StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 22-26, Head StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27-31, Head StreetGrade II
- 28, 30a and 30b, High StreetGrade II
- 28, Head StreetGrade II
- 3-12, The CausewayGrade II
- 3, Head StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 32 and 32a, Head StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Head StreetGrade II
- 33, High StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, Head StreetGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39, High StreetGrade II
- 38, Head StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, High StreetGrade II
- 43, Head StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, Head StreetGrade II
- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 47a, High StreetGrade II
- 49 and 51, High StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Head StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, High StreetGrade II
- 5-9, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 53 and 55, High StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, Head StreetGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 59 and 61, High StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 6, Head StreetGrade II
- 60 and 62, High StreetGrade II
- 65 and 67, High StreetGrade II
- 70-74, High StreetGrade II
- 71-77, Head StreetGrade II
- 75, High StreetGrade II
- 8, Head StreetGrade II
- 8, Hedingham RoadGrade II
- 82, High StreetGrade II
- 89, Head StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, High StreetGrade II
- 9-15, Hedingham RoadGrade II
- 9, Parsonage StreetGrade II
- 91, Head StreetGrade II
- 93, Head StreetGrade II
- 95 and 97, Head StreetGrade II
- 99 and 101, Head StreetGrade II
- 99-107, High StreetGrade II
- Barton HouseGrade II
- Branch LibraryGrade II
- BroomhillGrade II
- Bull HotelGrade II
- Chipping Hill HouseGrade II
- Coach House to Mill HouseGrade II
- Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Drinking FountainGrade II
- Gatehouse to Mill HouseGrade II
- Greenwood SchoolGrade II
- Halstead Pottery and Craft Studio Immediately South West of Numbers 2 and 4 Parsonage StreetGrade II
- Lloyds Bank LimitedGrade II
- Mill and Mill Building, North MillsGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Napier Arms Public HouseGrade II
- No 7 and Nos 9-13, Chapel HillGrade II
- Office and Stores Building, East of Braintree District Council OfficesGrade II
- Red HouseGrade II
- Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Royal British Legion ClubGrade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- The ChaseGrade II
- The ChestnutsGrade II
- The Locomotive Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Mineral Water WorksGrade II
- The White Hart InnGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Three Tombs, Immediately South East of South Porch St Andrew's ChurchGrade II
- Veterinary Surgery and StablesGrade II
- Windmill HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetHead StreetParsonage StreetChapel HillHedingham RoadBridge StreetMarket Hill
The council’s appraisal
WEBHalstead Town Centre 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.