About the Wadhurst Conservation Area
The Wadhurst Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- The VicarageGrade II*
- 1-5, Church StreetGrade II
- April Cottage Holly CottageGrade II
- BraidwoodGrade II
- Church Gate HouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Clock HouseGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Gordon House and Newington StoresGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Hillside CottagesGrade II
- Home CoteGrade II
- Kemps Olivers CottageGrade II
- Laurel Bank TerraceGrade II
- Magpie, Delicatus Fine Foods and The InstituteGrade II
- Mount PleasantGrade II
- Osborne House (t S Burkinshaw and Company Limited, Anthony Reece-Jones, Solicitor and the Flat Over)Grade II
- Peter Nash, Wallpaper and Paints, And the Old BakeryGrade II
- Pilbeam Cottage and Little Warren CottageGrade II
- Spring Cottage and The MallowsGrade II
- St James CottageGrade II
- Stables to the North East of the GreyhoundGrade II
- Sunnyside WaltersGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- The Cottage, Pump Cottage, Hillview, Oak Cottage and Novam (former garage and workshop)Grade II
- The Garden Wall of Hill House to the South West of the HouseGrade II
- The Garden Wall of the Vicarage to the South of the HouseGrade II
- The Greyhound InnGrade II
- The Post House Wadhurst Post OfficeGrade II
- The Stables of Hill House to the North West of the HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Twitten Cottage Vine CottageGrade II
- Victoria WineGrade II
- Wadhurst War MemorialGrade II
- Wadhurst Youth Centre (the South East Portion)Grade II
- Wing Art Galley and Carillion CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWadhurst 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.