About the Braughing Conservation Area
The Braughing Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 68 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 64 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (church of England), 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.
- Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (church of England)Grade I
- Braughing BuryGrade II*
- The Brown Bear Public HouseGrade II*
- The Old Rose and CrownGrade II*
- 10 and 11, Church EndGrade II
- 11 and 13, Green EndGrade II
- 11, The StreetGrade II
- 12, Ford StreetGrade II
- 14 and 15, Church EndGrade II
- 16, The StreetGrade II
- 17, Church EndGrade II
- 17, Green EndGrade II
- 18, 19, 20 and 21, Church EndGrade II
- 3, Green EndGrade II
- 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, Green EndGrade II
- 4, Green LaneGrade II
- 8, 10 and 12, The StreetGrade II
- 8, Church EndGrade II
- Barn at Number 5 (10 Metres to South West of House)Grade II
- BenedictGrade II
- Bird in HandGrade II
- Braughing Chapel (independent Free Church)Grade II
- Bridge Over River QuinGrade II
- Causeway CottageGrade II
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- Causeway HouseGrade II
- ChestnutsGrade II
- Coltsfoot Cottage and Crowsfoot Cottage on Right HandGrade II
- Cottage at Number 14 (in Rear Garden)Grade II
- Farmhouse at Fordstreet FarmGrade II
- Farmhouse at Pentlows FarmGrade II
- Fleece HouseGrade II
- Granary at Fordstreet Farm (12 Metres South of Farmhouse)Grade II
- Greenhill Cottage Quin CottageGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The SquareGrade II
- Larks HillGrade II
- Malsters CottagesGrade II
- Milestone (50 Metres to North of Griggs Bridge)Grade II
- MoonrakersGrade II
- Number 15 and Raised Pavement in FrontGrade II
- Number 6 and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Numbers 16, 18 and 18a and Outbuildings Along Fleece LaneGrade II
- Old ForgeGrade II
- Outbuilding at Number 3 (2 Metres to South East of House)Grade II
- Outbuilding at Penlows Farm (along Lane 30 Metres to North of House)Grade II
- Outbuilding at the Old VicarageGrade II
- Outbuildings at Number 14 (10 Metres to South West of Public House)Grade II
- Paltock Monument in St Mary's Churchyard (11 Metres to North North East of Brick Chapel)Grade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Pump HouseGrade II
- Red StackGrade II
- Robbers CottageGrade II
- Ships TimbersGrade II
- The Axe and Compasses Public HouseGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The GatehouseGrade II
- The Golden Fleece Public HouseGrade II
- The HabitGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old Barn and Outhouse on West End, At Number 19Grade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Thyme CottageGrade II
- Tombchest in St Mary's Churchyard (2 Metres to South East of Wren Monument)Grade II
- Village Pump (on Central Green)Grade II
- WallscroftGrade II
- Wren Monument in St Mary's Churchyard (25 Metres to West South West of East Gate to Churchyard)Grade 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
WEBBraughing Conservation Area AppraisalEast Hertfordshire District 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 East Hertfordshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.