Tighter controls of changes to frontages recommended for Hills conservation areas

Following a Heritage Asset Review by Epping Forest District Council there is new hope of action on the Appraisals carried out by Hills Amenity Society started in 2007.

The Asset Review recommends some minor changes to Loughton Conservation Area boundaries, with10 Pump Hill and School Green added to York Hill.  No change is proposed to Staples Road while some houses in Wroths Path in the Baldwins Hill Area are recommended for removal.

Tighter control of changes to frontage are recommended for York Hill and Baldwins Hill areas, similar to those already in place for Staples Road under what is known as an Article Four Direction. Most significantly the Direction controls changes to boundary fences, removal of hedges, and installation of plastic doors and windows. No change is recommended for Staples Road

The implementation of the Appraisals and management plans for York Hill and Staples Road are to be prioritised.

No new conservation areas are currently proposed for Loughton, leaving the Hills the only conservation areas in the town.

County Councillor Chris Pond suggests Hills Amenity Society and individuals should press for swift action the extension to the Article Four Direction to York Hill and Baldwins Hill and the implementation of the Appraisals and Management Plans for all three of the Hills conservation areas.

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