About the Mark Hall North Conservation Area
The Mark Hall North Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Harlow District Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 14 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Templefields Employnment AreaHouseholder works
- HMO - townwideChange of use
- Mark Hall North (Mark Hall North Conservation Area)Householder 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.
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Contrapuntal Forms SculptureGrade II
- Harlow Toc HGrade II
- The Lawn and Attached Wall to SouthGrade II
- The Lawn Attached Walls and TerraceGrade II
- Triple Range of Outbuildings Formerly House Attached to Stable Block at Mark HallGrade II
- Wall From Stable Gateway Along Muskham RoadGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMark Hall North Conservation Area AppraisalHarlow 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 Harlow District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.