About the Plaistow Conservation Area
The Plaistow Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Chichester District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 27 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.
- Back Lane CottageGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Todhurst on the South EastGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Todhurst on the South WestGrade II
- Brackenhurst Place Elmleigh CottageGrade II
- Cherry TreesGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Common HouseGrade II
- DucdameGrade II
- Fox CottageGrade II
- FoxhurstGrade II
- Golden CrossGrade II
- Iron Latch CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Melbourne CottageGrade II
- Old BarkfoldGrade II
- Old Red HatchGrade II
- Periwinkle CottageGrade II
- Plaistow Stores With the House AttachedGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- School CottageGrade II
- Spiders WebGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- Tile Cottage Tile HouseGrade II
- TodhurstGrade II
- Ye Olde Sun InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPlaistow Conservation Area AppraisalChichester 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 Chichester District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.