LITTLE BURSTEAD CONSERVATION AREA
LITTLE BURSTEAD CONSERVATION AREA
Consultation Summary Leaflet September 2010
Consultation Summary Leaflet September 2010
Little Burstead Conservation Area
Appraisal and Management Plan
Management Proposals
Areas of Improvement Opportunity
This leaflet provides a summary of the Little
Burstead Conservation Area Appraisal and
Management Plan. A Conservation Area is ‘an area
of special architectural or historic interest, the
character or appearance of which it is desirable
to preserve or enhance’. The Appraisal assesses
the special characteristics of the Conservation
Area, whilst the Management Plan sets out a series
of actions which aim to preserve and enhance
the special character and appearance of the
Conservation Area.
These are the Village Hall, the Old School Building,
Coopers Cottages and Jackson’s Farm.
Consultation
Village Hall
Coopers Cottages
The draft Conservation Area Character Appraisal
identifies a handful of opportunities to improve the
visual appearance of the Conservation Area.
Boundary amendments
green belt designation will limit further development
opportunities that may otherwise harm the setting of
the village.
There are no proposals to alter the boundary of
the Conservation Area. The current extent of the
Conservation Area is robustly defined and the area’s
Buildings of Local Interest
Planning Services
Basildon District Council
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St. Martin’s Square
Basildon, Essex
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(the former Rectory), the Old School Building, and
the remains of the Hall House behind The Reddings
at Jackson’s Farm.
If you would like any of the Conservation Area documents,
questionnaire or this summary leaflet in large print,
audio tape, braille or in another language, please contact
the Forward Plans Team on 01268 294746. Staff will be
available to answer any questions at Billericay Library on
23rd September (3-7pm) and 24th September (1-5pm).
Old School Building
Remains of Hall House at Jackson’s Farm
Three buildings in the Conservation Area are of
particular historic and architectural merit and should
be considered for local listing – Little Burstead House
Now is your chance to help shape the future of the
area by taking part in this consultation. Please take
the time to read the full appraisal and complete the
enclosed questionnaire. The Conservation Area
Appraisal and Management Plan are available to view
and download at: www.basildon.gov.uk/ldf.
Alternatively, you can read a printed copy of the
documents at The Basildon Centre, St Martin’s Square,
Basildon. Please return your questionnaire with any
comments by 22nd OCTOBER 2010 to:
LITTLE BURSTEAD CONSERVATION AREA
Consultation Summary Leaflet September 2010
What is special
about Little
Burstead
Conservation
Area?
Victorian villas and some post-war
houses. The Conservation Area’s rural
feel is enhanced by its many trees,
some quite dramatic, which also lend a
sense of enclosure.
several of which were once small
cottages.
Little Burstead is a small village with
agricultural origins in a part of the
country that is largely characterized
by towns with a large amount of
post-war building. The village is
characteristic of Essex villages with a
considerable number of timber-framed
buildings, many weather-boarded,
It has a typical village mix of building
types; a handful of grand houses, a
farm and its associated agricultural
buildings, a Wealden house, cottages,
a Victorian school building, a few
The Conservation Area is, broadly
speaking, divided into two areas,
Laindon Common Road and Clock
House Road. Laindon Common
Road is a quiet residential route.
The numerous hedges and trees
provide a backdrop to the houses
and create an attractive setting.
Laindon Common Road curves
slightly in several places, and
undulates at the northern end, so
views are limited and the openness
of The Green has all the more
impact.
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The other part of the village is
around The Green and north-west
along Clock House Road. It is
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contrastingly flat and much more
open although along Clock House
Road trees begin to enclose the
area again.
The attractive expanse of the
traditional village green is really
the focal point of the village, and is
evocative of the village’s past. It is
the oldest part of the village and
the grander, focal area as it is the
public area with the school and
the War Memorial, but no church
which lies in an isolated position to
the south, down Rectory Road.
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Cottages
The Reddings
Ponds
Burstead
Cottage
Summary of Issues
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Extensions and Outbuildings
Traffic and Signage
Many houses in Little Burstead
have been extended to provide
adequate space for modern
living requirements. Most recent
extensions have been to the rear
of buildings and have used suitable
materials; however, some earlier
extensions have resulted in an
unfortunate alteration to the
character of buildings.
Traffic is quite a serious issue both
in amount and speed, despite the
existing traffic calming measures.
The Green, in particular, as a result
has a plethora of street furniture
which should be reduced or
amalgamated if possible. Overhead
cables are also plentiful and
distracting, particularly across The
Green and Laindon Common Road.
Alterations to Buildings
Buildings at Risk
Plastic windows and doors are found
in Little Burstead, but mostly on
the post-War houses, although they
have also been inappropriately used
on older buildings. On the whole,
however, homeowners maintain
their buildings sympathetically, but
this is not universal and guidance
on appropriate materials would be
useful.
Unused buildings are rare in
this sought-after village, but the
buildings of Jackson’s Farm, behind
The Reddings, are in a poor
condition. However, a recently
upheld planning appeal for the
restoration and conversion of the
former medieval hall structure and
19th century stables should tidy up
the site.
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Great Burstead Common
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Cottage
Cottage
Petre Place
School
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Hazelhurst
House
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Home Cottage
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Sleepy Willows
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Issues
CA Boundary
Steyning
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Bobtail Farm
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Hope House
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Chase
House
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Cottage
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Issues
Building of Townscape Value
The Glen
The Old Farmhouse
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Coopers
Little
Cottages
Building of Local Interest
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Positive Boundary Treatment
Lyndhurst
Negative Boundary Treatment
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Tennis Court
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Chase
End
Lodge
The Rectory
Negative Floorscape
The Willows
Day
Moat
Palm
Bungalow
Track
Broomhills
Little Burstead
House
Positive View
Knoll
Hillrise
Cottage
Moat
Path
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Treviso
Hillrise
Important Green Space
Track
Track
Tk
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Path
Important Hedge
Important Tree
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