About the Firle Conservation Area
The Firle Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1975. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is Firle Place, Grade I.
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 Firle 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.
- Firle PlaceGrade I
- The Parish Church of St PeterGrade I
- Firle Place Riding School of Firle Place to West of the House the Stables of Firle Place Riding School of Firle Place to West of the HouseGrade II*
- 11 and 12, The DockGrade II
- 14, The DockGrade II
- 20 and 21, The StreetGrade II
- 22, The StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, The StreetGrade II
- 29 and 29a, The StreetGrade II
- 30 and 31, The StreetGrade II
- 32 and 33, The StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, The StreetGrade II
- 45 to 48, Polecat CottagesGrade II
- 49 and 50, Polecat CottagesGrade II
- 51, Polecat CottagesGrade II
- 8 and 9, The DockGrade II
- Barn at Place Farm to the East of the Farmhouse and on the Other Side of the RoadGrade II
- Barn to the South East of Place FarmhouseGrade II
- Black Tile HouseGrade II
- Church Farmhouse and Barn Or Farm Building Adjoining to the West, With Flanking Walls on Each Side of TheseGrade II
- Crossways CottageGrade II
- Dovecot to the South East of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Firle Church of England Primary School and School HouseGrade II
- Firle Post Office S C Fletcher's StoresGrade II
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- Garden Wall of Old Vicarage to the North East of the HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The StreetGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- Place FarmhouseGrade II
- Premises of Peter Robinson (builders)Grade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CrescentGrade II
- The Garden Wall of the Cottage to the North West and South East of the HouseGrade II
- The Garden Walls to North West and North East of Firle PlaceGrade II
- The North West Lodge of Firle PlaceGrade II
- The Ram InnGrade II
- The Stables of Old VicarageGrade II
- The Stables of the Ram Inn to the East of the InnGrade II
- The Summer House Or Dairy at Firle Place to the South West of the HouseGrade 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.