About the Westbourne Conservation Area
The Westbourne Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Chichester District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 55 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 53 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- The Parish Church of St John the BaptistGrade I
- Westbourne HouseGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, The SquareGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Whitechimney RowGrade II
- 1a, River StreetGrade II
- 6, 7, 8 and 9, River StreetGrade II
- Box Cottage Routledge CottageGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Cartref Westbourne CottageGrade II
- Centra Country Stores and the House AttachedGrade II
- Chalk Cottage J and Vj Lain, Watchmaker and Jeweller Lamb Cottage Westbourne AntiquesGrade II
- Churchers FarmhouseGrade II
- Cooper's CottageGrade II
- CranberryGrade II
- Devon CottageGrade II
- DrouncesGrade II
- ElmhurstGrade II
- Fir Tree CottageGrade II
- Forge House RiversideGrade II
- Foxbury HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers to the East of Westbourne HouseGrade II
- HomelandsGrade II
- Ivy Cottage Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Kingsbury's Stores the Bakehouse the LanesGrade II
Show all 55 listed buildings ↓All 55 listed buildings
- Lickfold LutonGrade II
- Little Thatch Marsh CottageGrade II
- Manchester Cottage Manchester HouseGrade II
- Middle HouseGrade II
- Mile End HouseGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Milton Stores the Window Box WillcottGrade II
- Mouse HouseGrade II
- Norman HouseGrade II
- Old LondonGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Smuggler's CottageGrade II
- SparrowsGrade II
- St LegerGrade II
- Talbot CottageGrade II
- The BucknallsGrade II
- The Good Intent Public HouseGrade II
- The LawnGrade II
- The Old DairyGrade II
- The Stag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- The White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- TimbersGrade II
- Trudgetts Cottage and Trudgetts HouseGrade II
- WatersmeetGrade II
- Well CottageGrade II
- Westbourne CourtGrade II
- WhitefriarsGrade II
- Woodman'sGrade 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
WEBWestbourne 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.