About the Balcombe Conservation Area
The Balcombe Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by Mid Sussex District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 18 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade I
- Bagpith'sGrade II
- Balcombe HouseGrade II
- Balcombe StoresGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North-West of Nos 34 and 35 (casteye Cottages)Grade II
- Bretts Little Bretts Woodall and Emery AntiquesGrade II
- BurtsGrade II
- Casteye CottagesGrade II
- Glebe Cottage Tile CottageGrade II
- Little BowdersGrade II
- Little ColliersGrade II
- MatescroftGrade II
- Portus Portus CottageGrade II
- Sopers Garden the Half Moon InnGrade II
- Symonds CottagesGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- TroytownGrade II
- Victory HallGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBalcombe 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.