About the Alfriston Conservation Area
The Alfriston Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1969. Inside the boundary are 49 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 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.
- Parish Church of St AndrewGrade I
- The Market CrossGrade I
- The Old Clergy HouseGrade II*
- The Star InnGrade II*
- 1, 2 AND 3, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 12, 13 and 14 North StreetGrade II
- 6, 7 and 8 West StreetGrade II
- 9, 10 and 11, North StreetGrade II
- Alfriston House Clifton House Grenville HouseGrade II
- Alfriston Post Office (phillips' Stores) and the House AttachedGrade II
- Almond Tree Cottage Cinders Cottage OwlersGrade II
- Bank House H Wilson, Builder Silletts (craft and Leather Goods)Grade II
- Brook Furlong Garden Walls to the South East of Brook FurlongGrade II
- Candle Cottage, Rosemary Cottage and Lavender CottageGrade II
- Chapel CottagesGrade II
- Cottage Or Annexe North West of Dean's Place HotelGrade II
- Dean's Place HotelGrade II
- E and P Marshall (newsagent) the Singing Kettle Waterloo StoresGrade II
- Garden Wall to the North East of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls to the North of Rose CottageGrade II
- Little Dene the DeneGrade II
- MoonrakersGrade II
- Patricia Okeley (antiques and Objects D'art) the Old Manse (joans Hairdresser)Grade II
- Pear Tree Cottage, Laburnum Cottage and the Attached Garden Wall to the EastGrade II
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- Premises Occupied by C Holt Steamer CottagesGrade II
- Quince CottageGrade II
- Riverside CottageGrade II
- Rope Walk Cottage and the CroftGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Saddler's House and Ye Olde Tea House Ye Olde Tea HouseGrade II
- Saffrons HouseGrade II
- SevencroftsGrade II
- Somerset HouseGrade II
- Southdown HouseGrade II
- Steamer Cottage the Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Blacksmith ShopGrade II
- The Chaise HouseGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Apiary the Old Stable (sussex Crafts)Grade II
- The Old Forge and A Rectangle of Garden Walls to the South WestGrade II
- The Old Paint Shop House, House Attached to the South and Tye CottageGrade II
- The Tudor HouseGrade II
- The United Reformed Church and the South Wall of the Church Yard to the South West of the ChurchGrade II
- The Vicarage and A Triangle of Garden Walls to the SouthGrade II
- TodhurstGrade II
- TuckvarGrade II
- Wood Butchers and House Attached to the SouthGrade II
- Ye Olde Smugglers InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from South Downs National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.