About the Battle Conservation Area
The Battle Conservation Area covers about 96 hectares and was designated by Rother District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 107 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 97 Grade II). The most significant is Battle Abbey School, Grade I. 8 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Battle Abbey SchoolGrade I
- The Gatehouse, Battle AbbeyGrade I
- The Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- The Precinct Wall of Battle AbbeyGrade I
- 18, High StreetGrade II*
- Lewins CroftGrade II*
- Priory House HotelGrade II*
- The AlmonryGrade II*
- The Deanery Including the Former StablesGrade II*
- The Pilgrims Rest RestaurantGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Lower LakeGrade II
- 1 and 2, Park LaneGrade II
- 1, Mount StreetGrade II
- 1, Upper LakeGrade II
- 10, 11 and 12, Mount StreetGrade II
- 10, Lower LakeGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13 and 13a, High StreetGrade II
- 13, 14, 15 and 16, Lower LakeGrade II
- 13, Mount StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 15, 16 and 17, Mount StreetGrade II
- 16, Upper LakeGrade II
- 18, Mount StreetGrade II
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- 18a, High StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, Mount StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 2, 3 and 4, Mount StreetGrade II
- 2, Upper LakeGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 23, Upper LakeGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 26a, Mount StreetGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 27 and 27a, Mount StreetGrade II
- 28a, 28 and 29, High StreetGrade II
- 29, Lower LakeGrade II
- 3, Upper LakeGrade II
- 30-37, Lower LakeGrade II
- 31, Mount StreetGrade II
- 32 and 33, High StreetGrade II
- 34, 35 and 35a, High StreetGrade II
- 38, Mount StreetGrade II
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 41 and 42, Lower LakeGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 44 and 45, Lower LakeGrade II
- 45 and 45b, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 47, High StreetGrade II
- 49, 50 and 51, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Mount StreetGrade II
- 56, 57 and 58, High StreetGrade II
- 59 and 60, High StreetGrade II
- 6, 7 and 7a, High StreetGrade II
- 6, 8 and 10, Upper LakeGrade II
- 61, 62 and 63, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 66a, High StreetGrade II
- 67 and 67a, High StreetGrade II
- 69 and 70, High StreetGrade II
- 6a and 6b, Mount StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Mount StreetGrade II
- 71 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 73, High StreetGrade II
- 76 and 77, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86, High StreetGrade II
- 89 and 90, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Mount StreetGrade II
- Abbey Green Cottage Market Green CottageGrade II
- Abbot's CottageGrade II
- Anvil Cottage (at Rear of No 35 Slatters)Grade II
- Battle Memorial Hall Langton House Ticehurst HouseGrade II
- Battle War MemorialGrade II
- BryddesGrade II
- Bull InnGrade II
- Copps Hall CottageGrade II
- Croft Cottage and HopcroftGrade II
- Forge Cottage PeppersGrade II
- Former National Westminster BankGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lake CottageGrade II
- Lake HouseGrade II
- Olde Church HouseGrade II
- Pyke HouseGrade II
- Senlac HouseGrade II
- SlattersGrade II
- The Former Stables of the George HotelGrade II
- The Garden Walls and Gate Piers of the Almonry to the North West of the HouseGrade II
- The GatewayGrade II
- The George HotelGrade II
- The Hollies PresbyteryGrade II
- The King's Head InnGrade II
- The Monks CottageGrade II
- The Old Court HouseGrade II
- The Olde HouseGrade II
- The Ten Sixty Six InnGrade II
- The White Horse CottageGrade II
- The Zion ChapelGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Wesleyan ChapelGrade II
- Ye Olde Chequers InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBattle Conservation Area AppraisalRother 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 Rother District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.