About the St Osyth Conservation Area
The St Osyth Conservation Area covers about 148 hectares and was designated by Tendring District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 54 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 46 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn St Osyth CA
- 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- St Osyth's Priory ruined east ranges of the Darcy House including the Tower and ChapelGrade I
- St Osyth's Priory, Gatehouse and East and West flanking RangesGrade I
- St Osyth's Priory: The Abbot's Lodging and South Wing, the Darcy Clock Tower and C18 House (formerly listed as the Convalescent Home).Grade I
- Little Priory the Old HouseGrade II*
- St Osyth's Priory boundary wallsGrade II*
- St Osyth's Priory, Tithe Barn adjoining the west range of GatehouseGrade II*
- St Osyth's Priory: West Barn and Baliffs CottageGrade II*
- 1-4, Church SquareGrade II
- 3, 5 and 7, Spring RoadGrade II
- 31 and 33, Mill StreetGrade II
- 36 and 38, Colchester RoadGrade II
- 37, 39 and 41, Spring LaneGrade II
- 4, Spring RoadGrade II
- 45, 47 and 49, Mill StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48, Spring LaneGrade II
- Abbey National Building Society Offices Bretts StoresGrade II
- Anvil Cottage Adjacent to West of Church Cottage and St EdmundsburyGrade II
- Bay HouseGrade II
- Bg Stores at Corner of Colchester Road St Osyth Diy Centre at Corner of Colchester RoadGrade II
- BindersGrade II
- Chesnut CottageGrade II
- Church Cottage St EdmundsburyGrade II
- Cottage to Left of Duke Stores the Duke Stores Wg AyersGrade II
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- Cranfield Cranfield Cottages Attached to South of CranfieldGrade II
- Elm Cottage Manor CottageGrade II
- Freda Cottage Rose DowneryGrade II
- GiebrosGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- Hydrant Immediately in Front (south) of Jettied Crosswing of Cottages Numbers 45, 47 and 49Grade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk to South of St Osyth's PrioryGrade II
- Kitchen garden walls and attached bothies north-east of St Osyth's PrioryGrade II
- Little Thatch and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- Milestone on Western Verge Opposite Numbers 76/82Grade II
- Old Mill CottageGrade II
- Priory Tea House and Bakers Shop Corner of Spring RoadGrade II
- Pump to Rear, Approximately 7 Metres East of Number 7 Spring LaneGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory Cartlodge adjacent to west of barnGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory Drying HouseGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory ornamental steps flanked by urns in courtyard approximately 100 meters north of gatehouseGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory pump approximately 20 metres west of cottage listed QV14/190Grade II
- St Osyth's Priory Stable Block adjacent to north west of barnGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory Urn and Pedestal in courtyard approximately 50 metres north of GatehouseGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory urn and stone pedestal approximately 50 metres north east of the abbots lodgingGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory, Brewhouse and wall between Brewhouse and West BarnGrade II
- St Osyth's Priory: Garden Walls located to the east and west of the Rose Garden, south of the Darcy WallGrade II
- The Cottage and Attached Cast Iron Railings Enclosing ForecourtGrade II
- The Kings ArmsGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old Mill HouseGrade II
- Tulip HallGrade II
- Waterloo House With Return Shop Front to Clacton Road Quode Vide 15/135Grade II
- White Hart InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Mill StreetSpring LaneSpring RoadChurch SquareColchester Road
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Tendring District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.