About the Ropley Conservation Area
The Ropley Conservation Area covers about 4.7 hectares and was designated by East Hampshire District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Archbishop's CottageGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Cromwell CottageGrade II
- Dover CottageGrade II
- Exeter HouseGrade II
- FordesGrade II
- Laurel and Pondside CottagesGrade II
- Sparrow ThatchGrade II
- Stable Block 20 Metres South-East of the Post HouseGrade II
- Table Tomb 1 Metre, North of ChancelGrade II
- Table Tomb 2 Metres South of the TowerGrade II
- Table Tomb 4 Metres West of ChurchGrade II
- Table Tomb 9 Metres South of PorchGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Post HouseGrade II
- Town Street FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRopley Conservation Area AppraisalEast Hampshire 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 East Hampshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.