About the Northchapel Conservation Area
The Northchapel Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1984. Inside the boundary are 28 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 Northchapel 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.
- 1 and 2 East TerraceGrade II
- Badger's RoadGrade II
- Barn CloseGrade II
- Brookside HouseGrade II
- Bushy CroftGrade II
- Central HouseGrade II
- D'art Antiques Rock HouseGrade II
- Forge Cottages RobertsleighGrade II
- Friar Tuck's Friar Tuck's (village Stores) Village StoresGrade II
- Half Moon InnGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- North End Potlands CottageGrade II
- Oak Cottage, Bay Tree Cottage and April CottageGrade II
- Sandrock CottagesGrade II
- Shonks FarmhouseGrade II
- St Michaels ChurchGrade II
- Sussex OakGrade II
- Swan CottagesGrade II
- The House Attached to Friar Tuck's Stores and South ViewGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old Gate HouseGrade II
- The Old Well HouseGrade II
- The Square HouseGrade II
- Vine CottagesGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- Walnut CottageGrade II
- WyndhamsGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Yew Tree 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.