About the Old Shoreham Conservation Area
The Old Shoreham Conservation Area covers about 5.0 hectares and was designated by Adur District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicolas, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 26 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Land adjoining Steyning Road, Shoreham-by-SeaHouseholder works
- Old Shoreham Conservation AreaHouseholder works
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St NicolasGrade I
- Old Shoreham BridgeGrade II*
- 108-110, Connaught AvenueGrade II
- 4 and 5, The StreetGrade II
- Adur Lodge With Wall Along the Road to the West of Adur Lodge, Enclosing Its GardenGrade II
- Barn to North East of Old Shoreham FarmhouseGrade II
- Hunter's Moon CottageGrade II
- Old Malt Cottage Walnut CottageGrade II
- Old Shoreham FarmhouseGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The AmsterdamGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Shoreham Conservation Area AppraisalAdur District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Adur District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.