About the Meads Conservation Area
The Meads Conservation Area covers about 111 hectares and was designated by Eastbourne Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Main Block and Chapel of All Saints Hospital, Grade II*. 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.
- Main Block and Chapel of All Saints HospitalGrade II*
- Former Stables and Motor House at Trevin TowersGrade II
- Gazebo in the Back Garden of No 1Grade II
- HodesleaGrade II
- Meads PlaceGrade II
- St Margaret'sGrade II
- Trevin Towers Including Attached Summer House, Terrace Walling and StepsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMeads Conservation Area AppraisalEastbourne 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 Eastbourne Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.