About the Blake Hall, Bobbingworth Conservation Area
The Blake Hall, Bobbingworth Conservation Area covers about 77 hectares and was designated by Epping Forest District Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Blake Hall, 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.
- Blake HallGrade II*
- Church of St GermainGrade II*
- 7 Tombs in the Churchyard of St Germain, To the Poole Family Dated 1812; 1809; 1719; 1731; 1804; 1765; and 1734Grade II
- Blake Hall Blake Hall LodgeGrade II
- Blake Hall Nos 1 and 2 Garden CottagesGrade II
- Bovinger HallGrade II
- Entrance Gates to Drive From Stony Lane at Blake HallGrade II
- Four Table Tombs in the Churchyard of St Germain 30 Ft East of Church; Three to the Poole Family; One to John StaceyGrade II
- Garden Wall to North of Blake HallGrade II
- Granary to North of Blake HallGrade II
- Ha-Ha to Rear of Blake HallGrade II
- Ice House to S of Blake HallGrade II
- Large Barn to North West of Blake HallGrade II
- Small Barn to North West of Blake HallGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBlake Hall, Bobbingworth 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.