About the Thakeham Conservation Area
The Thakeham Conservation Area covers about 8.2 hectares and was designated by Horsham District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. 4 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 St MaryGrade I
- Barn Adjoining the White Lion Inn to the North WestGrade II
- Bottom Cottage, Mouse CottageGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Cootes Cootes CottageGrade II
- Cumberland House and the Garden Wall and Railings to the EastGrade II
- Fran CottageGrade II
- Gate CottageGrade II
- H J Skinners Stores Norbury With the House Attached Thakeham Post OfficeGrade II
- HolmwoodGrade II
- Mansion HouseGrade II
- MartinsGrade II
- Thakeham First SchoolGrade II
- The White Lion InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThakeham 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.