About the Chigwell Village Conservation Area
The Chigwell Village Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Epping Forest District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Chigwell Grammar School, Grade II*.
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.
- Chigwell Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- Grange CourtGrade II*
- Parish Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- The Kings Head InnGrade II*
- Belmont LodgeGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Chigwell Village Stores, Gorgys and HilltopGrade II
- ChristiesGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Hainault HouseGrade II
- HarsnettsGrade II
- Haydens Restaurant and Numbers 1 and 2 Haydens CottagesGrade II
- Linden Cottage and DawkinsGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 King's Head CottagesGrade II
- Proctors and Dickens CottageGrade II
- Radley CottagesGrade II
- Saville CottageGrade II
- Table Tomb South of Church of St Mary the Virgin to W Browne 1653, Sarah 1643 and SonGrade II
- The HaylandsGrade II
- Wall and Railings to East of Brook HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChigwell Village 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.