About the Byworth Conservation Area
The Byworth Conservation Area covers about 4.4 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1984. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Byworth CA
- 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.
- April Cottage Bay Tree Cottage Cobblers Lantern CottageGrade II
- Badgers Cottage Bakers Keepers CottageGrade II
- Causeway CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite the Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Nos 374 and 375 Leconfield EstateGrade II
- Number 378a Leconfield Estate, ByworthGrade II
- Oades CottageGrade II
- Stone CottageGrade II
- Syllbrick CottageGrade II
- The Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
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.