About the Shoreham-by-Sea Conservation Area
The Shoreham-by-Sea Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Adur District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary De Haura, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Church Street, Shoreham-by-SeaHouseholder 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 Mary De HauraGrade I
- Marlipins MuseumGrade II*
- 15, Middle StreetGrade II
- 16, West StreetGrade II
- 18, Church StreetGrade II
- 20, Church StreetGrade II
- 22, Church StreetGrade II
- 23-25, High StreetGrade II
- 23, John StreetGrade II
- 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 30-32, John StreetGrade II
- 35-36, East StreetGrade II
- 46-54, West StreetGrade II
- 53, Southdown RoadGrade II
- 55-57, New RoadGrade II
- 6-12, West StreetGrade II
- 9-11, Church StreetGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- CobblestonesGrade II
- Corner Cottage, Crispins and Trinity CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjoining War MemorialGrade II
- North CottageGrade II
- Old ScantlingsGrade II
- Old Swan CottagesGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Ramshackle CottageGrade II
- Shoreham HouseGrade II
- St John'sGrade II
- St Mary's HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Queen Anne and Cuckoo Clock RestaurantsGrade II
- The Royal Sovereign Public HouseGrade II
- The Shoreham by Sea Nursing HomeGrade II
- Town HallGrade 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
WEBShoreham-by-Sea 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.