About the West Burton Conservation Area
The West Burton Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1984. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Cookes House, 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 West Burton 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.
- Cookes HouseGrade II*
- 53 West Burton RoadGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Cross Street Farmhouse on the NorthGrade II
- Barn to the North of the Outbuilding Adjoining Cokes CottageGrade II
- Barn to the South of Cookes HouseGrade II
- Cokes CottageGrade II
- Cross Street FarmhouseGrade II
- Dale CottageGrade II
- Flint's OrchardGrade II
- FogdensGrade II
- HatchettsGrade II
- Knapps CottageGrade II
- Lea BridgeGrade II
- Lillywhite CottageGrade II
- LillywhitesGrade II
- Lower House FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Adjoining Cokes Cottage to the North WestGrade II
- Outbuilding Adjoining West Burton Cottage on the South WestGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sydenham CottageGrade II
- The Garden Gateway, Wall and Outbuilding Adjoining to the West of Cookes HouseGrade II
- The Lodge, Upper HouseGrade II
- Upper HouseGrade II
- West Burton CottageGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- West Burton HouseGrade II
- West Burton PlaceGrade 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.