Great DunmowConservation Area

About the Great Dunmow Conservation Area

The Great Dunmow Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 158 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 150 Grade II). The most significant is The Clock House, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 362 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.

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.

• The Clock HouseGrade I
• 20, 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II*
• Brook HouseGrade II*
• DiaboldGrade II*
• Great Dunmow War MemorialGrade II*
• Maltings at Boyes CroftGrade II*
• The ChestnutsGrade II*
• White Horse Public HouseGrade II*
• 1 and 3, Stortford RoadGrade II
• 1 Old Forge CottageGrade II
• 1, Beaumont HillGrade II
• 1, North StreetGrade II
• 1, The DownsGrade II
• 10, Stortford RoadGrade II
• 11 and 15, New StreetGrade II
• 12 and 14, New StreetGrade II
• 12, Market PlaceGrade II
• 12, Stortford RoadGrade II
• 12a, Stortford RoadGrade II
• 13 and 15, North StreetGrade II
• 14 and 14a, High StreetGrade II
• 14, 16 and 16a, Stortford RoadGrade II
• 14, Market PlaceGrade II
• 14, The DownsGrade 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