About the Montpelier and Clifton Hill Conservation Area
The Montpelier and Clifton Hill Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 138 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 134 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael and All Angels and Attached Walls, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Montpelier and Clifton Hill CA
- 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.
- Church of St Michael and All Angels and Attached WallsGrade I
- Church of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II*
- First Base Day CentreGrade II*
- Numbers 7-31 and Attached Gate Piers and Walls and RailingsGrade II*
- 14 and 15, Crown StreetGrade II
- 14, Montpelier TerraceGrade II
- 16, Borough StreetGrade II
- 18, 19 and 20, Regent HillGrade II
- 19, Crown StreetGrade II
- 2, Mount Zion PlaceGrade II
- 2, Temple StreetGrade II
- 20-24, Borough StreetGrade II
- 23, Crown StreetGrade II
- 24 and 25, Clifton HillGrade II
- 24,25 and 26, Norfolk RoadGrade II
- 26, Clifton RoadGrade II
- 29, Temple StreetGrade II
- 3, 4 and 5, Temple StreetGrade II
- 3, Borough StreetGrade II
- 31, Temple StreetGrade II
- 32 and 33, Montpelier CrescentGrade II
- 34-38, Montpelier CrescentGrade II
- 37, Temple StreetGrade II
- 4, Powis VillasGrade II
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- 40, Montpelier StreetGrade II
- 42 and 43, Upper North StreetGrade II
- 42, Temple StreetGrade II
- 44, Upper North StreetGrade II
- 45, Upper North StreetGrade II
- 47 and 48, Upper North StreetGrade II
- 47, Norfolk StreetGrade II
- 7, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 8-13, Borough StreetGrade II
- Abbey HotelGrade II
- Boundary Stone Approximately 20 Metres From Junction With Norfolk TerraceGrade II
- Boundary Stone at Junction of Boundary Passage and Montpelier PlaceGrade II
- Brighton and Hove High School For Girls (the Temple)Grade II
- Burial Vaults and Tomb in Western Part of St Nicholas GraveyardGrade II
- Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Clergy House to Church of St Mary Magdalene and Attached WallGrade II
- Clifton Hill Coach HouseGrade II
- Entrance to Western Part of St Nicholas GraveyardGrade II
- Former St Stephens SchoolsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Facing the End of Church StreetGrade II
- Montpelier Hall and Attached Railings and Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Monument to Amon Wilds in Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II
- Monument to Anna Maria Crouch in Churchyard of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II
- Monument to Martha Gunn in Churchyard of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II
- Monument to Nicholas Tettersell in churchyard of Church of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II
- Monument to Phoebe Hessell in Churchyard of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Sake Deen Mahomed in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas of MyraGrade II
- Number 1 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 12 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 12 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 13 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 14 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 15 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 16 and Attached Railings and Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 18 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 19 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 2 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Number 25 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 25 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Number 3 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 3 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Number 30 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 37 and Attached Wall and PiersGrade II
- Number 39 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 5 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Number 64 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 7 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Number 90 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Railings and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1 to 4 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 1-11 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-12 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-13 and Attached BalustradesGrade II
- Numbers 1-22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-23 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 1-6 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-7 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1, 2 and 3 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 10 and 11 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Numbers 10-13 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 11 and 12 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 11 and 13 and Railings Attached to Number 11Grade II
- Numbers 13 and 14 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 13 and 14 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 14 and 15 and Attached Walls and Gate Piers and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 14-24 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 15 and 16 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 16 and 17 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 17 and 18 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 19 and 20 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 19 and 21 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 20-24 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 21 and 22 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 21-28 Belvedere Terrace and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 23 and 24 and 25 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 27-31 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 29-37 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 3 and 4 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 32 and 34 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 32, 33 and 34 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 36-42 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 37 and 38 and 39 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 4, 5 and 6 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 41 and 42 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 43 and 44 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 48 and 49 and 50 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 5 and 6 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 51 and 52 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 53-56 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 58-65 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 6 and 7 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Railings Attached to Number 8Grade II
- Numbers 7-16 and Attached Gate Piers and BalustradesGrade II
- Numbers 70-74 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 76-80 Including Number 77a and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 77-89 and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 8 and 9 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Numbers 8-13 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 8-28 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 9 and 10 and Attached Railings and PiersGrade II
- Numbers 9 and 10 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Numbers 91-96 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks at the West End of the SquareGrade II
- School Buildings Next to Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- The Montpelier Inn and Attached RailingsGrade II
- The Old Vicarage (brighton and Hove High School For Girls)Grade II
- Two Bollards in Front of Number 8 Wykeham TerraceGrade II
- Wall on East and South Sides of Brighton and Hove High School For Girls (the Temple) Wall on South and East Sides of Brighton and Hove High School For GirlsGrade II
- Wall to Clifton Gardens, Facing Numbers 1 to 23 and Numbers 29 to 33 Clifton TerraceGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Temple StreetBorough StreetUpper North StreetCrown StreetMontpelier CrescentClifton HillClifton RoadMontpelier StreetMontpelier TerraceMount Zion PlaceNorfolk RoadNorfolk Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBMontpelier and Clifton Hill Conservation Area AppraisalBrighton and Hove City 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 Brighton and Hove City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.