About the Writtle Conservation Area
The Writtle Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Chelmsford City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is Aubyns, 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.
- AubynsGrade I
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- 1, Romans PlaceGrade II
- 1, The GreenGrade II
- 12, Lodge RoadGrade II
- 14, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, The GreenGrade II
- 19, The GreenGrade II
- 2, Romans PlaceGrade II
- 20, The GreenGrade II
- 21 and 22, St John's GreenGrade II
- 23 and 24, St John's GreenGrade II
- 23, The GreenGrade II
- 24, The GreenGrade II
- 27 and 29, The GreenGrade II
- 3, Romans PlaceGrade II
- 31, St John's GreenGrade II
- 31, The GreenGrade II
- 32-36, The GreenGrade II
- 33, St John's GreenGrade II
- 35, The GreenGrade II
- 37-43, The GreenGrade II
- 4, St John's GreenGrade II
- 4, The GreenGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- 40 and 42, The GreenGrade II
- 44 and 46, The GreenGrade II
- 48 and 50, The GreenGrade II
- 9-12, St John's GreenGrade II
- Beam EndsGrade II
- GreenburyGrade II
- Maypole HouseGrade II
- Motts HouseGrade II
- MundaysGrade II
- Pump on Green Immediately in Front of Number 15Grade II
- RatcliffesGrade II
- Ropers HallGrade II
- Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- St John's HouseGrade II
- The LeetsGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- White BearsGrade II
- Writtle Bowling Club Boundary WallsGrade 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
WEBWrittle 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.