About the Horsted Keynes Conservation Area
The Horsted Keynes Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Mid Sussex District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Giles, 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.
- Parish Church of St GilesGrade I
- 5 and 6, The GreenGrade II
- Blacksmith's CottagesGrade II
- Bowling Alley CottageGrade II
- Clematis Cottage ObbardsGrade II
- Green End CottageGrade II
- Green Man CottageGrade II
- HIGH TREES and No. 3 CHURCH COTTAGESGrade II
- Horsted Keynes Mission HallGrade II
- House Attached to Turners Stores on the East Turners StoresGrade II
- NotecroftGrade II
- Old Church Cottages Spring CottageGrade II
- RixonsGrade II
- Splinters TimbersGrade II
- StroudsGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The Mead HouseGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHorsted Keynes 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.