About the Selsey Conservation Area
The Selsey Conservation Area covers about 6.9 hectares and was designated by Chichester District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 34 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 and 2, Sessions HouseGrade II
- 109 and 111, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 24, 26 and 28, High StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, High StreetGrade II
- 34-38, 40 and 40A, and 42 High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 87, High StreetGrade II
- 97, High StreetGrade II
- 99-101 High StreetGrade II
- Barn Adjoining No 20 on the North WestGrade II
- Barn Behind and to the North West of No 54Grade II
- Century CottageGrade II
- Glynn HouseGrade II
- HollyhocksGrade II
- Iron Latch CottageGrade II
- Ivy LodgeGrade II
- Old Rose CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding Adjoining No 21 on the South WestGrade II
- Outbuilding between 22, and 24, 26 and 28, High StreetGrade II
- Selsey War MemorialGrade II
- Stable CottageGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Tadds Cottage GalleryGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Crown Public HouseGrade II
- The Garage of No 35 to the South East of the HouseGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- The Methodist ChurchGrade II
- The Neptune Public HouseGrade II
- The Old MalthouseGrade II
- The Parish Church of St PeterGrade II
- The White 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
WEBSelsey 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.