About the Horndon on the Hill Conservation Area
The Horndon on the Hill Conservation Area covers about 4.4 hectares and was designated by Thurrock Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Bell InnGrade II*
- High HouseGrade II*
- ButchersGrade II
- Halls RowGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Horndon on the Hill War MemorialGrade II
- Lower Thatched CottageGrade II
- Mayfield CottageGrade II
- Old Market HallGrade II
- Oxley HouseGrade II
- Shop Adjacent to Bell InnGrade II
- Swan CottageGrade II
- Swan InnGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The StoresGrade II
- Woolmarket CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHorndon on the Hill Conservation Area AppraisalThurrock 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 Thurrock Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.