About the Pell Green and Cousley Wood Conservation Area
The Pell Green and Cousley Wood Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 16 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 Pell Green and Cousley Wood 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.
- Barcaldine WindrushGrade II
- Beaver CottageGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
- Copstone CottageGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Days CottageGrade II
- Great Pell FarmhouseGrade II
- Lucks FarmhouseGrade II
- Oasthouses and Granary to the North East of Great Pell FarmhouseGrade II
- OwlersGrade II
- Pell Green CottageGrade II
- Pell HouseGrade II
- Quarry CottagesGrade II
- Rehoboth ChapelGrade II
- The Old Vine Public HouseGrade II
- Upper Verds and Croft CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPell Green and Cousley Wood 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.