List of conservation areas

The Conservation Area for Bulmer was designated on the 9 November 1989.

The conservation area covers a large part of the village. It has been drawn to include the area of open space in the village centre and the tree lined footpath which extends from Bulmer Street to the Church. It also includes the buildings to the west of the village and in the south, the Church and its setting.

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The Castle Hedingham Conservation Area was designated on 19 June 1969.

The conservation area includes the entirety of the old part of the town, taking in Pye Green, all of Queen Street and St James Street extending into Castle Park, with of course the earthworks and keep the house now called Hedingham Castle.

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The Gosfield Conservation Area was designated on 5 May 1988.

• The centre of the village at the junction of Church Road and The Street;
• The area to the north along The Street to Delsarte House and including land to the east of The Street;
• The area to the west to include the Church and Gosfield Hall and the land between Church Road and Hall Drive;
• The area to the south along The Street to Gosfield Bridge.

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The Conservation Area for Halstead was designated on 7 August 1969.

The conservation area encompasses the historic core of the town, including High Street, Market Hill, Head Street and The Causeway. A distinctive characteristic of the historic core is the harmonious relationship between the buildings and the slope of the hill, enhanced by the curvilinear form of the main street, which reveals changing views of the façades along its length.

The areas included are as follows:

• Factory Terrace, Factory Lane East,
• Parsonage Street
• Head Street/Colne Road
• Mill Chase/Bois Field
• Bridge Street.

On the 12 June 1986, an amendment was made to;

• Include Trinity Street including the frontage properties on the north side, the Holy Trinity Church at the corner of Chapel Hill, the public gardens on the south side of the road and the Co-operative Society’s shop premises at the junction with Bridge Street.
• Include part of Butler Road from the Locomotive Public House to its junction with Trinity Street.
• Include the southern end of Chapel Hill near the junction within Trinity Street.
• Include the northern end of Mount Hill where it meets Chapel Hill and Trinity Street.

On the 20 November 2007, an amendment was made to:

Amended to extend the northern boundary of the Conservation Area along Hedingham Road to include:

• The Courtauld 'Tudor' workers housing at 1, 3 and 5 Mill Chase;
• The Courtauld 'Tudor' workers housing at 29-35, 39, 32-34, 40-42, 80-96 Hedingham Road;
• The terraced housing at 46-72 Hedingham Road;
• The Courtauld cottage hospital (Halstead Hospital) and the adjacent Homes of Rest.

To extend the south -eastern boundary of the Conservation Area at Vicarage Meadow to include the Courtauld workers housing at:

• 3-6 Vicarage Meadow;
• 13-16 Vicarage Meadow.

The buildings are of distinctive architectural style and are all examples of the inter-war workers and company housing. and facilities provided by the Courtauld family associated with the once thriving textile industry in the town. They were built between the early 1920s and 1935 and positively contribute to the historic character of Halstead.

They were built in what became known as the 'Courtauld Tudor' style, an Arts and Crafts style in a Garden Suburb setting.

Nos. 1 and 2 Vicarage Meadow are not included within the Conservation Area because they were built later than the other properties in Vicarage Meadow.

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The Conservation Area for Sible Hedingham was designated on 27 November 1969.

On the 2 March 2011, an amendment was made to;

• Exclude an area at Braintree Corner (Junction of A1017 and A1124);
• Modify boundary at junction of Prayors Hill and Wethersfield Road and Alderford Mill;
• Exclude an area at the western end of Alexandra Road;
• Extend to include no. 92 Swan Street and 88-90 Swan Street.

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