About the Henfield Conservation Area
The Henfield Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Horsham District Council in 2018. Inside the boundary are 61 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 58 Grade II). The most significant is Potwell, Grade II*. 82 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.
- PotwellGrade II*
- Rus HouseGrade II*
- The Parish Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 1-4, Church TerraceGrade II
- 6, London RoadGrade II
- A and G M White's Stores (the Post Office) A Hillman (shoe Shop) Angela (draper) Harrison (news Agent) Ivy House J Brunsdon (butcher) J W Greenfield (green Grocer) Madeleine (hair Stylist) the National Westminster BankGrade II
- Apple Tree CottageGrade II
- AstonsGrade II
- Auctioneers, Hamfields Limited, Henfield Fisheries and Weller EggarGrade II
- Bay Tree CottageGrade II
- Cedar ViewGrade II
- ChallensGrade II
- ChatfieldsGrade II
- Church Cottage St Peters CottageGrade II
- Cutlers CroftGrade II
- Duffies HackettsGrade II
- East Martyns Lodge Cottage Martyn LodgeGrade II
- Forge Cottage T Miles and Son the ForgeGrade II
- Forges Part ForgesGrade II
- Ganders CottageGrade II
- Gull CottageGrade II
- Henfield ClubGrade II
- Henfield PlaceGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
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- Lavender CottageGrade II
- Magnolia HouseGrade II
- Malthouse CottageGrade II
- Moustows CottageGrade II
- Moustows ManorGrade II
- Norton HouseGrade II
- Numbers 1-8 Eastern TerraceGrade II
- Oak Cottage Walders CottageGrade II
- Old Mill HouseGrade II
- Old Tudor CottageGrade II
- Old Tudor HouseGrade II
- Parsonage HouseGrade II
- PatchingsGrade II
- PendrellsGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- ProvidenceGrade II
- Red OaksGrade II
- Red Oaks LodgeGrade II
- Redbarn St Anthony's CottageGrade II
- RosemountGrade II
- Seven ChimneysGrade II
- South Premises of Tobitts and Elm LodgeGrade II
- Southdown HouseGrade II
- StipenhokeGrade II
- Tannery CottageGrade II
- The AverysGrade II
- The Cat HouseGrade II
- The George HotelGrade II
- The Golden HenGrade II
- The Plough InnGrade II
- The Premises of A Baijent, BuilderGrade II
- The Reeve HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- The White Hart HotelGrade II
- TraddlesGrade II
- Tudor Cottage and Rapley CottageGrade II
- Wistaria CottageGrade 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
WEBHenfield Conservation Area AppraisalHorsham 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 Horsham District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.