Planning in Braintree
Braintree District Council has 37 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.
Conservation areas
37
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
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Planning applications
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not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Braintree and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Ashendesignated 9 November 1989
- Belchamp Ottendesignated 3 December 1984
- Belchamp St Pauldesignated 11 October 1979
- Belchamp Walterdesignated 17 July 1980
- Birdbrookdesignated 30 January 1970
- Bocking Church Streetdesignated 22 October 1981
- Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Streetdesignated 19 June 1969
- Bulmerdesignated 9 November 1989
- Bures Hamletdesignated 2 October 1969
- Castle Hedinghamdesignated 19 June 1969
- Chelmer and Blackwater Navigationdesignated 24 September 1991
- Coggeshalldesignated 19 December 1968
- Cressingdesignated 22 October 1981
- Earls Colne and White Colne West and Eastdesignated 27 November 1969
- Feeringdesignated 27 May 1976
- Finchingfielddesignated 2 October 1969
- Foxearthdesignated 27 May 1976
- Gosfielddesignated 5 May 1988
- Great Bardfielddesignated 2 October 1969
- Great Salingdesignated 26 January 1989
- Great Yeldhamdesignated 17 October 1985
- Halstead Town Centredesignated 7 August 1969
- Helions Bumpsteaddesignated 23 October 1990
- Kelvedondesignated 19 June 1969
- Pebmarshdesignated 9 November 1989
- Raynedesignated 22 October 1981
- Ridgewelldesignated 2 November 1973
- Sible Hedingham Southdesignated 27 November 1969
- Sible Hedingham Westdesignated 27 November 1969
- Silver Enddesignated 17 January 1983
- Steeple Bumpsteaddesignated 7 August 1969
- Stisteddesignated 2 November 1973
- Terlingdesignated 2 October 1969
- Toppesfielddesignated 9 November 1989
- Wethersfielddesignated 2 November 1973
- White Notleydesignated 10 March 1988
- Witham Town Centredesignated 19 December 1968
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Braintree?
Braintree District Council has designated 37 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Braintree has 0 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Braintree District Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09