About the North Laine Conservation Area
The North Laine Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
- 1-7, Pelham SquareGrade II
- 11 AND 12, TRAFALGAR STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 12, Gardner StreetGrade II
- 14, Bond StreetGrade II
- 15 and 16, Bond StreetGrade II
- 15-24, Pelham SquareGrade II
- 153, North StreetGrade II
- 2, Bond StreetGrade II
- 20, 21 AND 23, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 3, Bond StreetGrade II
- 3a, 3b and 3c, Church StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Bond StreetGrade II
- 5, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, 6a, 7 and 7a, Bond StreetGrade II
- 6, 7 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 82, Gloucester RoadGrade II
- 83, Gloucester RoadGrade II
- 96, Trafalgar StreetGrade II
- Bollard at the South End of Kensington GardensGrade II
- Bollards at the North End of Kensington GardensGrade II
- Bond Street CottagesGrade II
- Brighthelm Church and Community CentreGrade II
- Buildings to Rear of Number 28 (number 28 Not Included) Numbers 16 and 17Grade II
- Former Drill Hall Now Royal Mail Sorting OfficeGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
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
WEBNorth Laine 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.