About the Churchgate Street Conservation Area
The Churchgate Street Conservation Area covers about 7.9 hectares within Harlow District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is The Queen's Head Public House, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 21 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- HMO - townwideChange of use
- Churchgate StreetHouseholder works
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.
- The Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II*
- 13, Churchgate StreetGrade II
- 15, Churchgate StreetGrade II
- 2, 4 and 6, Churchgate StreetGrade II
- 21, 23 and 25, Churchgate StreetGrade II
- 23, Sheering RoadGrade II
- 42 and 44, Churchgate StreetGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- Churchgate HotelGrade II
- Garden Wall of 70 Feet and Gatepiers Immediately South East of Millhurst Fronting RoadGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Long BarnGrade II
- Lychgate to Churchyard of St Mary and St HughGrade II
- MeadhamsGrade II
- MillhurstGrade II
- NewhallGrade II
- Number 28, Number 30 (disty's) and Number 32Grade II
- Numbers 2, 3 and 4 (godsafe)Grade II
- Parish Church of St Mary and St HughGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Stafford AlmshousesGrade II
- The SchoolGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Harlow District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.