About the Sible Hedingham South Conservation Area
The Sible Hedingham South Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is Alderford Mill, Grade II*. 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.
- Alderford MillGrade II*
- 13 and 15, Alderford StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, Potter StreetGrade II
- 23, Potter StreetGrade II
- 27, 29 and 31, Potter StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Potter StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Swan StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, Queen StreetGrade II
- 41, Alderford StreetGrade II
- 45 (Reeves House) and 47 (Reeves Cottage), Swan StreetGrade II
- 7, Potter StreetGrade II
- Alderford GrangeGrade II
- Alderford Maltings BarnGrade II
- Appletree LodgeGrade II
- Baymakers CottageGrade II
- Brickwall FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge House Wash Farm HouseGrade II
- Clare Cottage Kerry CottageGrade II
- DavenantsGrade II
- Grove House Including Attached Forecourt Railings and GateGrade II
- Hawkwood ManorGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Krone HouseGrade II
Show all 46 listed buildings ↓All 46 listed buildings
- Lamb HouseGrade II
- Milestone on East Verge of Road and Adjoining the Garden of Numbers 33 and 35Grade II
- Mudpluggers Motorcycles and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- No. 60 (acacia) and Nos. 64-66Grade II
- Old BakeryGrade II
- Old HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres South East of Number 25Grade II
- Potter HouseGrade II
- Pump Adjacent to North of Number 30Grade II
- Pump on Verge Opposite Number 19Grade II
- Return Wall of Alderford Grange Return Wall of Alderford Grange, Alderford Street to Left the Bell InnGrade II
- SearlesGrade II
- St MarysGrade II
- The BaysGrade II
- The Old Bakehouse and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- The Old Half MoonGrade II
- The Swan InnGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Tokat HouseGrade II
- Wash Farm, Barn Opposite and Approximatley 30 Metres North East of Wash Farm HouseGrade II
- Websters AlmshousesGrade II
- WyngatesGrade 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
WEBSible Hedingham South 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.