About the Stock Conservation Area
The Stock Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Chelmsford City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 1, Mill RoadGrade II
- 2, Mill RoadGrade II
- 23 High Street and Keys 25 High StreetGrade II
- 4, Mill RoadGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Mill RoadGrade II
- 8-14, Mill RoadGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- Bay CottageGrade II
- Bear InnGrade II
- Bellmans FarmhouseGrade II
- Brick HouseGrade II
- Church Green CottageGrade II
- Compass GreenGrade II
- Copt HallGrade II
- DriversGrade II
- Ellis CottagesGrade II
- FarthingsGrade II
- Houses Adjoining Greenwoods on the South EastGrade II
- Little HarvardGrade II
- Little LatticesGrade II
- Little PaddocksGrade II
- Myrtle Villa WestwoodGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Pottery HouseGrade II
- Swan CottageGrade II
- The Cock InnGrade II
- The Hoop Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- WellinghamGrade II
- White HouseGrade 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
WEBStock 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.