About the Burtons', St Leonards Conservation Area
The Burtons', St Leonards Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares within Hastings Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is The Clock House, 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.
- The Clock HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, East AscentGrade II
- 1-10, The LawnGrade II
- 1-14 (consecutive) Stanhope Place including 7 Mews RoadGrade II
- 1-4, Maze Hill TerraceGrade II
- 1-6, The MountGrade II
- 13-24, East AscentGrade II
- 13, Maze HillGrade II
- 2, Maze HillGrade II
- 3-5, East AscentGrade II
- 3, Maze HillGrade II
- 4, Maze HillGrade II
- 4, West AscentGrade II
- 5 and 6, West AscentGrade II
- 5, Maze HillGrade II
- 6, Maze HillGrade II
- 7, The MountGrade II
- 9-12, Maze HillGrade II
- Allegria CourtGrade II
- Archway Over Carriage Drive to North West of Allegria Court Including Retaining Walls Along DriveGrade II
- BannowGrade II
- Baston LodgeGrade II
- Cast iron boundary post on Maze Hill TerraceGrade II
- Cast iron boundary post on Upper Maze HillGrade II
Show all 39 listed buildings ↓All 39 listed buildings
- Eastern ColonnadeGrade II
- Gloucester LodgeGrade II
- Horse and Groom Public HouseGrade II
- James Burton MonumentGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- Mount LodgeGrade II
- North Lodge Pay GateGrade II
- Nos 3 to 6 (consecutive) Including Garden Retaining Wall to EastGrade II
- Royal Victoria HotelGrade II
- South Lodge (comprising East and West Lodges)Grade II
- St Leonard's LodgeGrade II
- The Bath HouseGrade II
- The UplandsGrade II
- Western ColonnadeGrade II
- WinterbourneGrade 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
WEBBurtons', St Leonards Conservation Area AppraisalHastings 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 Hastings Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.