About the Great Canfield Conservation Area
The Great Canfield Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2015. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. 26 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.
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 MaryGrade I
- 1, 2, 3Grade II
- Barn 100 Metres South West of the HallGrade II
- Lychgate and Boundary Wall to Church of St MaryGrade II
- Near MountGrade II
- Pump Approximately 5 Metres South East of Number 2Grade II
- The HallGrade II
- The MaltingsGrade 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.