About the High Street Conservation Area
The High Street Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares and was designated by Crawley Borough Council in 2022. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, 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.
- Parish Church of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- The Ancient Priors (minters Restaurant A Louis Coiffeur)Grade II*
- The George HotelGrade II*
- The Old PunchbowlGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Ifield RoadGrade II
- 10, Ifield RoadGrade II
- 34 and 36, High StreetGrade II
- 39, High StreetGrade II
- Crawley MuseumGrade II
- Freeman Hardy and Willis Smith BrosGrade II
- John Penfold LtdGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Pair on Island SiteGrade II
- Number 85 (brewery Shades Inn) and Number 87Grade II
- White Hart HotelGrade 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
WEBHigh Street Conservation Area AppraisalCrawley Borough 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 Crawley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.