About the Orsett Conservation Area
The Orsett Conservation Area covers about 6.1 hectares and was designated by Thurrock Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles and All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Orsett 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 Giles and All SaintsGrade I
- 15, High RoadGrade II
- 2, High RoadGrade II
- 29 and 31, High RoadGrade II
- 33 and 35, High RoadGrade II
- 39 and 41, High RoadGrade II
- 6, High RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10, High RoadGrade II
- Birch CottageGrade II
- Monument 20 yards east of Church of St Giles and All SaintsGrade II
- Numbers 11 and 13 and Post OfficeGrade II
- Old North's CottageGrade II
- Stable Range to North of the LarchesGrade II
- The LarchesGrade II
- Village Lock Up Or CageGrade II
- Whitmore Arms Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOrsett 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.