List of conservation areas

The Conservation Area for Bradford Street, Braintree was designated on 19 June 1969.

On 22 October 1981, an amendment was made to:

• Include the Post Office and former District Council Offices in Fairfield Road;
• Include the Victorian Manor Street, County Primary School and;
• Include the Tabor High School Building in Coggeshall Road.

A major change involved linking the Braintree and Bradford Street Conservation Areas by including the Causeway from Bocking End to Courtauld Road.

On 15 April 1982, an amendment was made to:

• Link the Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Street Conservation Areas by including The Causeway from Bocking End to Courtauld Road. Minor revisions in Braintree Town Centre included an extension in Fairfield Road, the inclusion of Manor Street County Primary School and an extension in Coggeshall Road to include the Tabor High School building. In the Bradford Street area, minor alterations were made to follow property boundaries, with a small addition in Woolpack Lane to include a cottage terrace.

On 16 May 1985, an amendment was made to:

• Extend to include Warners Mill Site.

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The Church Street, Bocking Conservation Area was designated on 22 October 1981.

The conservation area extends from the cottages formerly known as Bridge End Place in Church Lane north and north westwards to the Congregational Church in Church Street, Bocking. The area includes Kings Bridge, the Courtauld Mill buildings in Bovingdon Road, St Marys Church and Hall Bocking Hall, and adjoining farm buildings, and extends along both sides of Bocking Church Street as far as the Congregational Church. The area also includes Spencer Square and part of Fennes Road near the junction with Church Street.

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The Cressing Conservation Area was designated on 22 October 1981.

The conservation area extends south from the Willows Public House in The Street to include Rook Hall, the village green and Vicarage, the cottages in Church Road and the Parish Church of All Saints.

On the 10 March 2009, the conservation area was amended to include;

• The curtilage of Birds Barn and the Old Post Office;
• Land to the rear of Shadloes Lodge and The Horse Shoes.

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The Conservation Area for Rayne was designated on 22 October 1981.

The conservation area lies at the eastern end of the village on either side of the A120 and can be divided into three sections:

• North of the A120 around Rayne Hall Green;
• Along the A120 in Stone Street;
• And south of the A120 along Gore Lane as far as the railway bridge.

On the 15 April 1981, an amendment was made to;

• Include the eastern end of the village on either side of the A120 and extends north to include the Church of All Saints and Rayne Hall at Rayne Hall Green, west along Stane Street to The Cauldron Hotel to include Rayne Place and south of the A120 as far as the railway bridge to include the cottages in Gore Lane.

On 9 November 1989, an amendment was made for:

• A minor amendment to the conservation area to exclude the new development adjacent to Rayne Place.

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The Stisted Conservation Area was designated on 2 November1973.

On 15 April 1982, an amendment was made to:

• Include Stisted Hall Park extending south and southwest from the village as far as the River Blackwater; Covenbrook Cottages, Stisted Mill and Mill Cottage in Kings Lane and the buildings both sides of the river in. Water Lane to be included.

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