About the Roydon Village Conservation Area
The Roydon Village Conservation Area covers about 10.0 hectares and was designated by Epping Forest District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St PeterGrade I
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 1-7 Allens RowGrade II
- 118 and 120, High StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, High StreetGrade II
- Cambridge HouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Dower House BarnGrade II
- Dowsetts HouseGrade II
- Granary at Temple FarmhouseGrade II
- House Adjoining the Niche to the WestGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- LockupGrade II
- Mead ViewGrade II
- New Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Number 1, Clarks CottagesGrade II
- Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- SakinsGrade II
- StocksGrade II
- Temple FarmhouseGrade II
- The Dower House Including Front Wall With RailingsGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The NicheGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- WhitegatesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRoydon 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.