About the Yapton Main Road and Church Lane Conservation Area
The Yapton Main Road and Church Lane Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Arun District Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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.
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.
- The Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- 1, 2, 4 and 5 Laburnum CottagesGrade II
- BerricourtGrade II
- Bonhams FarmhouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Dyers CroftGrade II
- Elm BarnGrade II
- Old canal bridge, on footpath 157Grade II
- Park LodgeGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Stakers FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old MalthouseGrade II
- The Shoulder of Mutton InnGrade II
- Wall to Dyers CroftGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
- Yapton Evangelical Free Church and School/hall AttachedGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBYapton Main Road and Church Lane Conservation Area AppraisalArun 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 Arun District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.