About the Fletching and Splaynes Green Conservation Area
The Fletching and Splaynes Green Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary, 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.
- 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 Andrew and St MaryGrade I
- Clinton LodgeGrade II*
- 1-4 Robin's CrossGrade II
- 2, 3 and 4 Whites CottagesGrade II
- 3 and 4 Corn Poor CottagesGrade II
- Atheralls FarmhouseGrade II
- Bill Ridley, Butcher Churchgate Cottage Churchgate HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner CottagesGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- FermoysGrade II
- Fletching Lodge and Gateway, Sheffield ParkGrade II
- Fletching Post Office Patcham HouseGrade II
- Four Ways TimbersGrade II
- Gardenia CottageGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- K6 telephone kiosk adjacent to the former Fletching Post Office, High Street, FletchingGrade II
- Knabbs FarmhouseGrade II
- May's HouseGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- St Andrews House Tower CottageGrade II
- St AnnesGrade II
- St James's Cottage St Marks Cottage St Patricks CottageGrade II
- St Marys Cottage St Marys HouseGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The CottageGrade II
- The Griffin InnGrade II
- The Lychgate of the Churchyard of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- The Rose and Crown InnGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFletching and Splaynes Green 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.