About the Newport Conservation Area
The Newport Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 75 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 68 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 111 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.
- Addresses at Gilbey Green Belmont Hill and High Street NewportHouseholder works
- 5 Wicken Road NewportHouseholder works
- Newport Con Area Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development)Householder 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.
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Crown HouseGrade II*
- Monk's BarnGrade II*
- Newport HouseGrade II*
- Old VicarageGrade II*
- The GeorgiansGrade II*
- Tudor HouseGrade II*
- 1-5, Church StreetGrade II
- 1-6, Bridge EndGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Bury Water LaneGrade II
- 22, Wicken RoadGrade II
- 4 and 5, Belmont HillGrade II
- 4, 5 and 6, Bury Water LaneGrade II
- 6, Belmont HillGrade II
- 7, Belmont HillGrade II
- Addingtons Belmont CottageGrade II
- Barns Approximately 60 Metres to North East of Pond Cross FarmGrade II
- BelmontGrade II
- Belmont FarmhouseGrade II
- Belmont HouseGrade II
- Border CottageGrade II
- Brighton CottageGrade II
- Briscoe CottageGrade II
- Church House Stable Block to Number 22 Wicken RoadGrade II
Show all 75 listed buildings ↓All 75 listed buildings
- Corby Cottage Maudene CottageGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Distaff CottageGrade II
- ElephantGrade II
- Elephant CottageGrade II
- Forget Me Not CottageGrade II
- Goodricks Goodricks CottageGrade II
- GrantaGrade II
- Head Masters House Main Block to Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Headley HouseGrade II
- Ivory CottageGrade II
- Kelso CottageGrade II
- Link CottageGrade II
- Monks Cottage the Little ShopGrade II
- Mr Micawber (shop Premises) Queen's CourtGrade II
- Old ForgeGrade II
- Old HouseGrade II
- Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Old Three TunsGrade II
- Old Tuns CottagesGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Palletts FarmhouseGrade II
- Paragon CafeGrade II
- Pendean Pond Cross CottageGrade II
- Pond Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Newport AntiquesGrade II
- Priory Cottage the Old PrioryGrade II
- Range of Barns Adjoining North End of Maonk's Barn Fronting RoadGrade II
- Retreat Waterloo HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Star and Garter Public HouseGrade II
- The Bell HouseGrade II
- The Brown House and ShopGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The LinksGrade II
- The Little Owl AntiquesGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Toll HouseGrade II
- TreesGrade II
- Viaduct CottageGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers to Vicarage Fronting Road South West of Border CottageGrade II
- West ViewGrade II
- WheelwrightsGrade II
- White BuntingsGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade II
- WillmaryGrade 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.