RyeConservation Area

About the Rye Conservation Area

The Rye Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Rother District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 276 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 262 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.

Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.

Article 4 directions here

These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.

• East Sussex (Borough of Rye) Direction, 1951Householder works
• Rother District Council (Rye Town, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 1) Direction, 1991Householder works
• Rother District Council (Rye Town, East Sussex) Article 4 (No. 2) Direction, 1991Householder works
• Rother District Council (Rye Conservation Area, Rye, East Sussex) Article 4 Direction, 2007Householder works

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.

• Church of St MaryGrade I
• Rye Working Men's Conservative ClubGrade I
• The LandgateGrade I
• Ypres Tower and part of Rye Town WallGrade I
• 104 AND 104A, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
• Bank Chambers (the Justices' Clerk's Offices)Grade II*
• Cobble CottageGrade II*
• Flushing Inn Monks WayGrade II*
• Hartshorn House the LinkGrade II*
• Lamb HouseGrade II*
• Mermaid House the Mermaid HotelGrade II*
• St Anthony of PaduaGrade II*
• The Town HallGrade II*
• The Water Tower (standing in the North East Corner of the Churchyard)Grade II*
• 1 and 1a, High StreetGrade II
• 1 and 2, Watchbell StreetGrade II
• 1-5, Tower StreetGrade II
• 1, Landgate SquareGrade II
• 10, Market StreetGrade II
• 10, Watchbell StreetGrade II
• 102, High StreetGrade II
• 103 and 103a, High StreetGrade II
• 105, High StreetGrade II
• 106 and 107, High StreetGrade 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

Nearby conservation areas