About the COLCHESTER AREA 2 Conservation Area
The COLCHESTER AREA 2 Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Colchester City Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings, all Grade II. 74 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 1, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 113 and 115, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 19, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 21-31, 31A, 31B, 31C, LEXDEN ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 28, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 33-51, LEXDEN ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 55, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 65, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 67-71, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 75, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 77, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 79, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 81-85, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 87-91, Crouch StreetGrade II
- 93, Lexden RoadGrade II
- Crouched FriarsGrade II
- Essex County HospitalGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers of Number 107Grade II
- Royal Grammar SchoolGrade II
- The Hospital Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Kings Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The TurretsGrade II
- Wellington PlaceGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Colchester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.