About the East Grinstead Conservation Area
The East Grinstead Conservation Area covers about 7.3 hectares and was designated by Mid Sussex District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Sackville College, 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.
- Sackville CollegeGrade I
- Church of St SwithunGrade II*
- Clarendon HouseGrade II*
- Cromwell HouseGrade II*
- Old Stone HouseGrade II*
- The Porch HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Judges Terrace, High StreetGrade II
- 10 Church LaneGrade II
- 10-14, High StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 25-31, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, High StreetGrade II
- 34-40, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 4a, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6 Church LaneGrade II
- 4-12, High StreetGrade II
- 42 and 44, High StreetGrade II
- 46 46a and 46b, High StreetGrade II
- 48, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 49a, High StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53 High StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 61 and 63, High StreetGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- 7-11, High StreetGrade II
- 74 and 76, High StreetGrade II
- Amherst House and Annexe to West Sackville HouseGrade II
- Clarendon CottageGrade II
- College ViewGrade II
- Constitutional BuildingsGrade II
- Crown HotelGrade II
- Dorset HouseGrade II
- East Grinstead War MemorialGrade II
- Former Zion ChapelGrade II
- Fountain in Front of Number 16Grade II
- Garden Building 25 Yards South of Porch HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Overthrow of Churchyard of St SwithunGrade II
- Hampton HouseGrade II
- The Dorset ArmsGrade II
- The Old Lock UpGrade II
- Water TowerGrade II
- Windsor CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEast Grinstead 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.