About the The Avenues Conservation Area
The The Avenues Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 30 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 King's Gardens (terrace) Including Attached RailingsGrade II
- 10, Grand AvenueGrade II
- 105-119, Church RoadGrade II
- 11, Grand AvenueGrade II
- 2 King's Gardens (terrace) Including Attached RailingsGrade II
- 2-9, KING'S MEWS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 24, Second AvenueGrade II
- 3 King's Gardens (terrace) Including Attached RailingsGrade II
- 4 King's Gardens (terrace) Including Attached RailingsGrade II
- 4, Grand AvenueGrade II
- 4, Third AvenueGrade II
- 41, FIRST AVENUE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 56, FIRST AVENUE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, Third AvenueGrade II
- 7-12, QUEEN'S PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8-14 King's Gardens (terrace)Grade II
- 8, Grand AvenueGrade II
- 9, Grand AvenueGrade II
- 94-108, Church RoadGrade II
- Adelaide MansionsGrade II
- Exton House, Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Former MewsGrade II
- Hove Club and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Hove War MemorialGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Kings HouseGrade II
- No 2 Including Walls and GatepiersGrade II
- No 21 Including Walls and RailingsGrade II
- No 6 Including Piers and RailingsGrade II
- Statue of Queen VictoriaGrade II
- Wall Fronting Garden to East of No 1 King's GardensGrade 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
WEBThe Avenues 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.