About the Ardingly Conservation Area
The Ardingly Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Mid Sussex District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Peter, Grade I.
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 PeterGrade I
- Ardingly Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- Bough Cottage and the Bough House With the Shop AttachedGrade II
- Brickyard CottagesGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Hapstead Green CottageGrade II
- Holland HouseGrade II
- Jordan's CottageGrade II
- JordansGrade II
- Knowle CottagesGrade II
- Knowles FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 38 and Number 40 (little Hapstead)Grade II
- Number 7 (the Cottage, Hapstead Green)Grade II
- Old KnowlesGrade II
- South Cottage and Hapstead FarmhouseGrade II
- The CroftGrade II
- The Oak InnGrade II
- Townhouse FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBArdingly Conservation Area AppraisalMid Sussex 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 Mid Sussex District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.