About the Church End Great Dunmow Conservation Area
The Church End Great Dunmow Conservation Area covers about 5.8 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 54 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Land to which schedule 1(b) applies Great Dunmow Con Area Town & Country PlanningHouseholder works
- Multiple Addresses in Great Dunmow Order 1995 as amendedHouseholder works
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.
- Parish Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Porters YardGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 1, CHURCH END (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10 Metre Run of Railings Fronting South Elevation of Numbers 22 and 24 and Number 1 Church EndGrade II
- 18 and 20, Church EndGrade II
- 2-16, Church EndGrade II
- 23 and 25, Church EndGrade II
- 28, 30 and 32, Church StreetGrade II
- 34, Church StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Church StreetGrade II
- Angel and Harp Public HouseGrade II
- Coffin Shaped Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, 10 Metres South of St Mary's Church TowerGrade II
- Forge in Front of Number 30Grade II
- JackmansGrade II
- Porters YardGrade II
- St Mary's Side VicarageGrade II
- Victoria HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.