About the Bentfield Green Conservation Area
The Bentfield Green Conservation Area covers about 3.6 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2007. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Bentfield Green 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.
- 16 and 18, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 45 and 47, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 45, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 47 and 49, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 49, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 51 and 53, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 53, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- Barn Immediately to East of Number 79Grade II
- Bentfield Green FarmhouseGrade II
- HaveringGrade II
- Laundry CottageGrade II
- Pond CottageGrade II
- Pump Approximately 13 Metres East of Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Uttlesford District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.