About the Stansted Mountfitchet Conservation Area
The Stansted Mountfitchet Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Uttlesford District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 67 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 66 Grade II). The most significant is Windmill, Grade II*. 3 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.
- 2 Bentfield End Causeway StanstedHouseholder works
- Multiple Addresses in StanstedHouseholder works
- Confirmed - Stansted Con Area Town & County PlanningHouseholder 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.
- WindmillGrade II*
- 1-4 Bakery CourtGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Station RoadGrade II
- 1, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 1, Lower StreetGrade II
- 10, Mill SideGrade II
- 12-16, Silver StreetGrade II
- 14, Mill SideGrade II
- 15, Silver StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 17, Bentfield RoadGrade II
- 2 and 4, Chapel HillGrade II
- 2 and 4, Grove HillGrade II
- 20-26, Mill SideGrade II
- 22-26, Bentfield RoadGrade II
- 28 and 30, Mill SideGrade II
- 28, Bentfield RoadGrade II
- 3, Bentfield RoadGrade II
- 30, Lower StreetGrade II
- 31, Lower StreetGrade II
- 36, Bentfield RoadGrade II
- 40, Lower StreetGrade II
- 44, Lower StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, Bentfield GreenGrade II
Show all 67 listed buildings ↓All 67 listed buildings
- 45, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 47 and 49, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 47, Lower StreetGrade II
- 49, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 5 and 7, Lower StreetGrade II
- 5, 5a and 5b, Grove HillGrade II
- 5, Silver StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, Bentfield GreenGrade II
- 52, Silver StreetGrade II
- 53, Bentfield CausewayGrade II
- 6 and 8, Grove HillGrade II
- 61, Lower StreetGrade II
- Barn Immediately to East of Number 79Grade II
- Barns to North West of Bentfield PlaceGrade II
- Bentfield Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Bentfield PlaceGrade II
- Chapel Hill House, Lloyds BankGrade II
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Dog and Duck InnGrade II
- Drinking FountainGrade II
- Elizabeth CottageGrade II
- HaveringGrade II
- Kings Arms HotelGrade II
- Laundry CottageGrade II
- Memorian Gardens War MemorialGrade II
- Pond CottageGrade II
- Pump Approximately 13 Metres East of Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Queen's Head InnGrade II
- RoycotGrade II
- SavagesGrade II
- Squires CottageGrade II
- St Theresa's Catholic ChurchGrade II
- Stable Block to West of Bentfield PlaceGrade II
- Stables to East of Number 5, Silver StreetGrade II
- Stansted CastleGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old CourthouseGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The PorchGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- TuesdayGrade II
- WiddershimsGrade 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.