About the Brentwood Town Centre Conservation Area
The Brentwood Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Brentwood Borough Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade II*.
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 Thomas of CanterburyGrade II*
- Roden HouseGrade II*
- Roman Catholic Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen including walls, railings and gatesGrade II*
- The Old HouseGrade II*
- White Hart InnGrade II*
- 108, High StreetGrade II
- 110 and 110a, High StreetGrade II
- 112, High StreetGrade II
- 114, High StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 120, High StreetGrade II
- 129 and 129a, High StreetGrade II
- 38, Ingrave RoadGrade II
- 4-24, Coptfold RoadGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 60, High StreetGrade II
- 62, High StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, High StreetGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- Barnards House, Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Brentwood LibraryGrade II
- Coach House Approximately 7 Metres South East of Rear Wing of Newnum HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall Abutting East Side of Roden HouseGrade II
- Gardeners Arms InnGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Iron Gates and Piers 10 Metres North East of Mitre House Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Milestone 13 Metres West of the HermitageGrade II
- Mitre House Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Monument to William Hunter 16 Metres North West of Newnum HouseGrade II
- Newnum House Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Old School, Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Parish Social ClubGrade II
- Ruins of Old Chapel of St Thomas A BecketGrade II
- School House, Brentwood SchoolGrade II
- Shen Place Almshouses and PumpGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- Wall at Shen Place AlmshousesGrade 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
WEBBrentwood Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalBrentwood Borough 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 Brentwood Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.