About the Sir George Staunton Conservation Area
The Sir George Staunton Conservation Area covers about 109 hectares within East Hampshire District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is The Staunton Memorial, Grade II*. 3 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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 Staunton MemorialGrade II*
- Barn and Cowshed (20 Yards East of Leigh Park Farmhouse)Grade II
- Cartshed (adjoining Barn on the East Side)Grade II
- FootbridgeGrade II
- Garden Wall, Gatepiers and GrottoGrade II
- Leigh Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Leigh Park Mansion TerraceGrade II
- Pathway (to the South of the Staunton Memorial)Grade II
- Stable BlockGrade II
- Stable CottageGrade II
- The BeaconGrade II
- The Gothick LibraryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSir George Staunton 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.