About the Poynings Conservation Area
The Poynings Conservation Area covers about 9.3 hectares within South Downs National Park’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 Poynings 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.
- The Parish Church of the Holy TrinityGrade I
- Barn to the North West of Poynings Manor Farmhouse and North of the Stables to the West of Poynings Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Dyke FarmhouseGrade II
- Forge HouseGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 Oak CottagesGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Stables to the West of Poynings Manor FarmhouseGrade 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.