About the Waldron Conservation Area
The Waldron Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Waldron 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.
- The Parish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Barn to South of Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate-Piers and Gate to West of Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- Grove CottageGrade II
- Hassalls and the Old HouseGrade II
- Little Ivy Old Ivy CottageGrade II
- RaftersGrade II
- School View CottagesGrade II
- Stables to south-east of Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- The Star InnGrade II
- Tinker's CottageGrade II
- Waldron War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWaldron 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.