About the South Street Conservation Area
The South Street Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Worthing Borough Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is That Part of the Montague Shopping Centre Which Is the Desert Quartet Sculptures With Supporting Loggia, Alexander Terrace, Grade II*. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- That Part of the Montague Shopping Centre Which Is the Desert Quartet Sculptures With Supporting Loggia, Alexander TerraceGrade II*
- The Dome CinemaGrade II*
- 1-12, Liverpool TerraceGrade II
- 10, Montague PlaceGrade II
- 22, Montague StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 28, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 3-6, Bedford RowGrade II
- 30,32 and 32a, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 4, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 45, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 5, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 5, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 6-8, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 8-14, Bedford RowGrade II
- 8, Ann StreetGrade II
- Bedford CottageGrade II
- Bedford HallGrade II
- Building at Rear of Number 35 Warwick StreetGrade II
- Building in Library Place at Rear of Numbers 20 and 22 Warwick Street (storehouse of Misters Colin Moore)Grade II
- Lloyd's BankGrade II
- Nos. 10, 12 and Thieves Kitchen Public House, Warwick StreetGrade II
- Numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14 Montague PlaceGrade II
- The LidoGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBSouth Street Conservation Area AppraisalWorthing Borough 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 Worthing Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.