About the Stoughton Conservation Area
The Stoughton Conservation Area covers about 8.2 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1974. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Mary, 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.
- The Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- 12 and 14 StoughtonGrade II
- 15 StoughtonGrade II
- 5 and 6 Pillarbox CottageGrade II
- 8 and 9 StoughtonGrade II
- Barn at Church Farm to the South East of the FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Manor Farm to the South East of the FarmhouseGrade II
- BartonsGrade II
- Bullseye CottageGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Former barn (now garage and outbuilding) immediately to the west of The Manor HouseGrade II
- Jones MeadGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Old BartonsGrade II
- The Former Stables of Church Farm to the North East of the FarmhouseGrade II
- The Garage of the Old Parsonage to the South East of the HouseGrade II
- The Hare and Hounds InnGrade II
- The Old DairyGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade 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.