Policy information sourced from the Combined Policies of Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998) and Alterations (2006).

HC7 Development within Conservation Areas

Within conservation areas, all development and materials will be required to be of a particularly high standard to reflect the quality of the environment. Development should:

  1. be sympathetic to the character and appearance of the conservation area in terms of scale, density, massing, height, layout, building line, landscape and access;
  2. have traditional pitched roofs and create a roofscape with sufficient features to provide an appropriate degree of visual interest in keeping with the character of the conservation area;
  3. be composed of facing materials chosen from the traditional range used in the district;
  4. have facades which:
    • provide an appropriate balance between horizontal and vertical elements, and proportions of wall to window area;
    • incorporate a substantial degree of visual intricacy, compatible with that of the facades of historic buildings; and
  5. where applicable, be of a scale compatible with any adjacent historic buildings.

For more information, please see the Combined Policies document