About the Abridge Conservation Area
The Abridge Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares and was designated by Epping Forest District Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Abridge Motor Spares Robert Chappell, Butcher, Grade II*. 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.
- Abridge Motor Spares Robert Chappell, ButcherGrade II*
- Blue Boar InnGrade II
- Building Immediately North East of Roding RestaurantGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Car Park of Blue Boar Public HouseGrade II
- River CottageGrade II
- Road Bridge Over the River RodingGrade II
- Roding HouseGrade II
- Roding RestaurantGrade II
- The Maltsters Arms Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAbridge Conservation Area AppraisalEpping Forest 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 Epping Forest District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.