About the Rushlake Green Conservation Area
The Rushlake Green Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Stone 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 Rushlake Green 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.
- Stone HouseGrade II*
- Tom BeckworthGrade II*
- Brecon J E Russell (tobacconist and Confectioner)Grade II
- Cressina Cottage the Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Cross CottageGrade II
- Diamond CottageGrade II
- Great Crouches FarmhouseGrade II
- Little FirsGrade II
- MarklyeGrade II
- Mulberry HouseGrade II
- Old AllisGrade II
- Old Fern CottagesGrade II
- Old School Cottage the Old School HouseGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- School CottagesGrade II
- Shepheard's CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The GranteesGrade II
- The Horse and Groom Public HouseGrade II
- The Lodge and Gate Piers to South West of Stone HouseGrade II
- The OaksGrade II
- The Old Forge, The Former Forge Building to the North of the HouseGrade II
- The Old Forge, The HouseGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Old StoresGrade II
- The Stables to North East of Stone HouseGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRushlake 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.