About the Cuckfield Conservation Area
The Cuckfield Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by Mid Sussex District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 76 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 72 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Holy Trinity, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Cuckfield CA
- 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.
- Parish Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- MarshallsGrade II*
- Ockenden ManorGrade II*
- The SanctuaryGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Church TwittenGrade II
- 17 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 23, South StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- Almoners Beadles Old CourthouseGrade II
- Animal Drinking Trough and Drinking Fountain at Juction of South Street/ockenden LaneGrade II
- Autotype Matmos LtdGrade II
- Beam EndsGrade II
- Broad Street HouseGrade II
- Chantry CottageGrade II
- Churchyard CottagesGrade II
- Churchyard CottagesGrade II
- Cochon D'orGrade II
- CrundensGrade II
- Cuckfield Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- Cuckfield HouseGrade II
- Diamond House North RisingGrade II
- Forecourt Railings to No 21Grade II
- Forecourt Wall to East of Marshall'sGrade II
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- Heathfield House Kingswood ChemistsGrade II
- Hr Francis Hairdresser the Corner HouseGrade II
- Hunters Cottage Manor CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kelsley Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of ChurchGrade II
- KingsleysGrade II
- KingstailGrade II
- Little Dormers Tudor RoseGrade II
- Lychgate to North of ChurchGrade II
- Lychgate, Wall and 4 Gate Piers to North West of ChurchGrade II
- Maberly'sGrade II
- Maltman's North and Maltman's SouthGrade II
- MercersGrade II
- Monument Approximately 1 Metre West of North PorchGrade II
- Monument Approximately 1/2 Metre South of Item 8/26Grade II
- Monument Approximately 2 Metres South of Item 8/29Grade II
- Monument Approximately 2 Metres South of West Tower of ChurchGrade II
- Monument Approximately 20 Metres South of Nave of ChurchGrade II
- Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Corner of Nave of ChurchGrade II
- Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Item 8/17Grade II
- Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Item 8/21Grade II
- Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of South Porch of ChurchGrade II
- Monument to (thomas?) PockneyGrade II
- Monument to Charles Howard Approximately 10 Metres West of Lychgate to Church StreetGrade II
- Monument to Elizabeth Webber Approximately 5 Metres South of Item 8/30Grade II
- Monument to Elliot Wood, Approximately 5 Metres North of Sergison ChapelGrade II
- Monument to Henry Bowles, 1 Metre East of East Window of ChurchGrade II
- Monument to Joseph Fuller Approximately 30 Metres South of ChurchGrade II
- Monument to Mrs Pheebe Webber, Approximately 1/2 Metre South of Item 8/23Grade II
- Monument to Peter Beckley Approximately 3 Metres South of Item 8/22Grade II
- Monument to Rev Edward Frank, Approximately 1 Metre to North East of Item 8/29Grade II
- Monument to Richrad Uwins Approximately 6 Metres South of Item 8/30Grade II
- Monument to Robert Chatfield Approximately 5 Metres South of NaveGrade II
- Monument to Robert Chatfield Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of ChurchGrade II
- Nss Newsagents Premises Occupied by Stewart NewnhamGrade II
- Ockenden HouseGrade II
- OddynesGrade II
- Old ForgeGrade II
- Picknells and ShopGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Aw Knight IronmongersGrade II
- SomnersGrade II
- Southern BreachGrade II
- Teinter CottageGrade II
- Teinter CottageGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The Edith Payne Free LibraryGrade II
- The FriaryGrade II
- The Kings Head HotelGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Valentine CottageGrade II
- Vine Cottage North Vine Cottage SouthGrade II
- Ye White Harte InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetChurch StreetSouth Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBCuckfield 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.