About the Matching Green Conservation Area
The Matching Green Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Epping Forest District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Moat House, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Matching Green CA
- 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.
- Moat HouseGrade II*
- Albion HouseGrade II
- Burnett CottageGrade II
- Cherry Tree CottagesGrade II
- Chestnut CottageGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 10 Metres North East of LascellesGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Friday CottageGrade II
- GreencroftGrade II
- GreensideGrade II
- LascellesGrade II
- Lascelles LodgeGrade II
- Little Elm CottageGrade II
- Little WatermansGrade II
- Lone Pine CottageGrade II
- May Trees Post OfficeGrade II
- Mulberry CottageGrade II
- Perry CottageGrade II
- Pump at Mulberry CottageGrade II
- Pump at the LimesGrade II
- RestcotGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Saddlers CottageGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Elms FarmhouseGrade II
- The LilacsGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMatching Green 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.