About the Ingatestone, High Street Conservation Area
The Ingatestone, High Street Conservation Area covers about 9.1 hectares and was designated by Brentwood Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund and St Mary, 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 Edmund and St MaryGrade I
- 98, High StreetGrade II*
- 106 and 108, High StreetGrade II
- 112-118, High StreetGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 18 AND 20, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 28 and 30, High StreetGrade II
- 34, 36 and 38, High StreetGrade II
- 39 and 39a, High StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, High StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- 60, 62 and 64, High StreetGrade II
- 72 and 74, High StreetGrade II
- 76, High StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, High StreetGrade II
- Baker's HouseGrade II
- Berkley HouseGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Cranwell HouseGrade II
- Ingatestone House (north East Part)Grade II
- Ingatestone House (south West Part)Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Between Numbers 5 and 7Grade II
- Le Brooke HouseGrade II
- Milepost Between Numbers 74 and 76Grade II
- Old Bank HouseGrade II
- ScottsGrade II
- Steps and Handrails Attached to Number 100Grade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The Star InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIngatestone, High Street 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.