About the Ticehurst Conservation Area
The Ticehurst Conservation Area covers about 5.3 hectares and was designated by Rother District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 45 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 44 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
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.
- Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 1959Householder 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.
- The Parish Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Cerne CottageGrade II
- 1 and 2, Clare House and C Leach, Greengrocer, Church StreetGrade II
- 1 and 2, St Mary's LaneGrade II
- 1-3, Pickforde LaneGrade II
- 1, 2, 3 and 4, Hazelwood CottagesGrade II
- 17, 18, 19 and 20, Church StreetGrade II
- 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, Church StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, St Mary's LaneGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 5, 6, 7 and 8, Hazelwood CottagesGrade II
- Apsley CourtGrade II
- Bell CottagesGrade II
- Caxton Cottage, Old Merriams and Beech Hous EGrade II
- Church Gate Cottage and Church Gate HouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cinque CottageGrade II
- Cooper's StoresGrade II
- Croft House and Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Croft VillaGrade II
- Fairview CottageGrade II
- FieldGrade II
- Former Chequers Public HouseGrade II
- Former National Westminster Bank and 28 High StreetGrade II
Show all 45 listed buildings ↓All 45 listed buildings
- Gable EndGrade II
- Holgate HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Duke of York PubGrade II
- Northgate HouseGrade II
- Romany CottageGrade II
- Spice CottageGrade II
- The Art Bunch, The Fords and New HouseGrade II
- The Bell HotelGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The GranaryGrade II
- The Long HouseGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- The SurgeryGrade II
- The Village Stores, and Duke Of YorkGrade II
- The YettGrade II
- Ticehurst War Memorial and Second World War Commemorative StoneGrade II
- WatmansGrade II
- Westbourne VillaGrade II
- White CottageGrade II
- Woodbine VillaGrade II
- Wordsworth HouseGrade 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
WEBTicehurst 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.