About the Rayne Conservation Area
The Rayne Conservation Area covers about 8.1 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I.
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 All SaintsGrade I
- Rayne HallGrade II*
- 3, Shalford RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6, Gore LaneGrade II
- Barn Approximately 35 Metres South West of Rayne HallGrade II
- Barn Approximately 40 Metres South West of Rayne Hall and Adjoining Entrance Track to HallGrade II
- Cartlodge and Stable Ranges Adjacent to South West of Barn 40 Metres South West of Rayne HallGrade II
- Fir CottageGrade II
- Gore CottageGrade II
- HighwaysGrade II
- Lavender Cottage QuinciesGrade II
- Lock Up to Left of Mary's CottageGrade II
- MarchantsGrade II
- Mary's CottageGrade II
- Medley CottageGrade II
- Medley House Pennels and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Nether HouseGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of the Swan and Adjoining Shalford RoadGrade II
- Pump in Forecourt of MarchantsGrade II
- Pump on Verge in Front of Quincies and Lavender CottageGrade II
- Rayne HouseGrade II
- Rayne War MemorialGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Sweet BriarGrade II
- The CauldronGrade II
- The SwanGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- TurnersGrade II
- Village Pump in Fenced Enclosure on Green Opposite Number 13 Mary's CottageGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden to East of Rayne Hall and Adjoining Church YardGrade 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
WEBRayne 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.