About the Tolleshunt D'arcy Conservation Area
The Tolleshunt D'arcy Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Maldon District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade I
- Bridge Over Moat, 12 Metres South of Tolleshunt D'arcyGrade II*
- Dovecote Approximately 35 Metres North East of Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II*
- Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II*
- Ancillary Building Approximately 25 Metres South East of Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II
- Barn Approximately 85 Metres South East of Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II
- Barn Approximately 85 Metres South of Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II
- Chip HallGrade II
- D'arcy CottageGrade II
- Darcy House, Including Wall to Road Extending Approximately 33 Metres to the SouthGrade II
- Edge HouseGrade II
- GannetsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (in the Forecourt of the Queens Head Public House)Grade II
- RestcotGrade II
- Rose HouseGrade II
- St Nicholas CottageGrade II
- The Gables and D'arcy PotteryGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- Wall Round Inside of Moat to North, West and South of Tolleshunt D'arcy HallGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Maldon District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.