About the Rottingdean Conservation Area
The Rottingdean Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 46 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, 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.
- Church of St MargaretGrade II*
- Court House and Numbers 1 and 2 Court House CloseGrade II*
- Down HouseGrade II*
- HillsideGrade II*
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II*
- 116, High StreetGrade II
- 39, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Vicarage TerraceGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 43-49, High StreetGrade II
- 62, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 87, High StreetGrade II
- Aubrey HouseGrade II
- Barn to the South West of HillsideGrade II
- Blacksmiths CottageGrade II
- CavendishGrade II
- Challoners and Little ChallonersGrade II
- Dale CottageGrade II
- Former Stables to the South of the TimbersGrade II
- Former Studio in the Grounds of Church of England Primary School (school Not Included)Grade II
- Garden Wall to Down HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to HillsideGrade II
- Garden Wall to the TimbersGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- Gazebo in Garden Wall of HillsideGrade II
- Hampton Cottage and May CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Margos MewsGrade II
- Mill CottagesGrade II
- North End HouseGrade II
- Northgate CottagesGrade II
- Norton House A and B and the PenthouseGrade II
- Number 1 and St JohnsGrade II
- Number 33Grade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and 3 Three Ways Cottage (number 3)Grade II
- Olde Place HotelGrade II
- Prospect CottageGrade II
- Rose Cottage (number 6)Grade II
- Rottingdean ClubGrade II
- Six Tombs in the Churchyard of the Church of St MargaretGrade II
- St Aubyns SchoolGrade II
- The Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The Dene and Attached WallsGrade II
- The ElmsGrade II
- The Grange and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- TimbersGrade II
- Tudor CloseGrade II
- Wall in Front of St Aubyns SchoolGrade II
- Walls and Lych Gate to Churchyard of the Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Walls to Kipling Gardens and Related BuildingsGrade II
- Whipping Post HouseGrade 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
WEBRottingdean 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.