About the Witham Town Centre Conservation Area
The Witham Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 46 hectares and was designated by Braintree District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 80 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 70 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicolas, 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 NicolasGrade I
- 117 and 119, Newland StreetGrade II*
- 129, Newland StreetGrade II*
- 23-27, Bridge StreetGrade II*
- Avenue House Newbury HouseGrade II*
- Freebournes HouseGrade II*
- High HouseGrade II*
- Midland BankGrade II*
- Roslyn HouseGrade II*
- Spread Eagle HotelGrade II*
- 1, Guithavon StreetGrade II
- 100, Newland StreetGrade II
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 12, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 121 and 123, Newland StreetGrade II
- 125 and 127, Newland StreetGrade II
- 126, Newland StreetGrade II
- 149 and 151, Newland StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, ChippinghillGrade II
- 22-26, Newland StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 26-30, ChippinghillGrade II
- 27, Maldon RoadGrade II
- 28-40, Church StreetGrade II
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- 29-33, Newland StreetGrade II
- 3-17, Guithavon StreetGrade II
- 3, Powers Hall EndGrade II
- 4 and 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 42-48, Church StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, ChippinghillGrade II
- 47, Newland StreetGrade II
- 51-55, ChippinghillGrade II
- 53 and 55, Newland StreetGrade II
- 54a and 54, Church StreetGrade II
- 56, 58a and 58, Newland StreetGrade II
- 57-59, Collingwood RoadGrade II
- 6-12, Newland StreetGrade II
- 60, Newland StreetGrade II
- 61, Newland StreetGrade II
- 62, Newland StreetGrade II
- 64, Newland StreetGrade II
- 66, Newland StreetGrade II
- 68, Newland StreetGrade II
- 72, Newland StreetGrade II
- 74 and 76, Newland StreetGrade II
- 83, Newland StreetGrade II
- 85, Newland StreetGrade II
- 86, Newland StreetGrade II
- 87, Newland StreetGrade II
- 89 and 91, Newland StreetGrade II
- 9-13, Newland StreetGrade II
- 90, Newland StreetGrade II
- 92, Newland StreetGrade II
- All Saints ChurchGrade II
- BarnardistonGrade II
- BramstonsGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Chipping Hill BridgeGrade II
- Croft HouseGrade II
- George InnGrade II
- Grove CottagesGrade II
- Highway CottageGrade II
- House at Rear of White Hart Hotel White Hart HotelGrade II
- JarmynsGrade II
- London HouseGrade II
- MortimersGrade II
- Nitrovit LimitedGrade II
- No. 63 NEWLAND STREETGrade II
- No. 65 NEWLAND STREETGrade II
- RecessGrade II
- Red Lion InnGrade II
- SmithyGrade II
- The CrotchetGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Wall to the Former House the Grove (that Part Fronting Onto Newland Street)Grade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Whitehall CinemaGrade II
- Witham United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Woolpack InnGrade 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
WEBWitham 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.