About the Danbury Conservation Area
The Danbury Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by Chelmsford City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Danbury CA
- 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 John the BaptistGrade I
- 12 and 14, Maldon RoadGrade II
- 2 Colemans LaneGrade II
- 24 and 24a, Maldon RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10 Maldon RoadGrade II
- Adam's Cottage , Myra Cottage and Blacksmiths CottgeGrade II
- Apple Tree CottageGrade II
- Belvedere HouseGrade II
- Berkeley CottageGrade II
- Cricketers Public HouseGrade II
- Danbury Post OfficeGrade II
- Danbury War MemorialGrade II
- Elm Green FarmhouseGrade II
- End House and OpotipotGrade II
- Former Bakehouse to Rear of Number 100 (the Old Post Office)Grade II
- FrettonsGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Kyrtles CottageGrade II
- Lingwood HouseGrade II
- Little Eves and Eves CottageGrade II
- Millington HouseGrade II
- RawlinsGrade II
- Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Sycamore CottageGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The ChantryGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Griffin InnGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The PoplarsGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Trellis CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDanbury Conservation Area AppraisalChelmsford City 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 Chelmsford City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.