About the Great Wakering CA Conservation Area
The Great Wakering CA Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Rochford District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*. 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.
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 II*
- 139 and 141, High StreetGrade II
- 143, High StreetGrade II
- 145-151, High StreetGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 186 and 188, High StreetGrade II
- 194 and 196, High StreetGrade II
- 229, High StreetGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 63, 65 and 67, High StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 73, 75 and 77, High StreetGrade II
- 79 and 81, High StreetGrade II
- CottawightGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 18 Metres South of South Porch Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 21 Metres South of South Porch Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South East of South Porch Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Corner of South Porch Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Premises Adjoining Number 62 Roundabout the PharmacyGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Workshop at Rear of Numbers 139 and 141Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Wakering CA Conservation Area AppraisalRochford 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 Rochford District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.