About the Boreham Street Conservation Area
The Boreham Street Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 19 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 Boreham Street 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.
- Alma House White CottageGrade II
- Baldocks Boreham FarmhouseGrade II
- Boreham HouseGrade II
- BywaysGrade II
- Camelot, AntiquesGrade II
- Chestnut Lodge Chestnut Tree CafeGrade II
- Glenmore Hart's Yard CottageGrade II
- Japonica Cottage Post Office Cottage ScolfesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Boreham Street (a271) Immediately West of Bulls Head Public House (opposite Wealden Hall House)Grade II
- KingswellGrade II
- Preston FarmhouseGrade II
- Quondam ForgeGrade II
- The Bulls Head InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Smugglers' WheelGrade II
- White Friars HotelGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBoreham Street Conservation Area AppraisalWealden District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Wealden District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.