About the Frant Conservation Area
The Frant Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 38 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 Frant 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.
- 16-32, High StreetGrade II
- 33, 35 and 37, High StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, High StreetGrade II
- Court CottagesGrade II
- East LodgeGrade II
- Eridge CottageGrade II
- Former Frant Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Frant Court and Attached WallGrade II
- Frant Post Office P and S A Holloways StoreGrade II
- Gable CottageGrade II
- Garden Railing to West of Stone CottageGrade II
- Greenwood LodgeGrade II
- K6 telephone box adjacent to the Frant post office and storeGrade II
- Lilac Cottage Slow WallGrade II
- Little Wyndhams Nesta CottageGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Mastingate and TollgateGrade II
- One AshGrade II
- Park HillGrade II
- Park ViewGrade II
- Priory CottagesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rymans CottagesGrade II
- Shernfold LodgeGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Stone CottageGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- The Abergavenny Arms HotelGrade II
- The Albert Memorial WellGrade II
- The Gates and Gatepiers to Ely GrangeGrade II
- The George Public HouseGrade II
- The Iron Railing at Manor Cottage to the East of the HouseGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Parish Church of St AlbanGrade II
- The Victoria WellGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Two Sets of Gatepiers and Linking Wall at Entrance to Shernfold ParkGrade II
- Virginia CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFrant 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.