About the Rudgwick Conservation Area
The Rudgwick Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares and was designated by Horsham District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of the Holy Trinty, Grade I. 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.
- The Parish Church of the Holy TrintyGrade I
- Barn to South of KingsGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church Gate House Old BakehouseGrade II
- Cobblers WoodbineGrade II
- CousensGrade II
- Duke's Farm HouseGrade II
- Eames HouseGrade II
- HencocksGrade II
- KingsGrade II
- Lavender CottageGrade II
- Little AmesGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The King's Head InnGrade II
- The Plough CottageGrade II
- The Village HallGrade II
- Woes Cottage Woes HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRudgwick 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.