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South EastConservation areas in Wealden District Council
33 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Arlington Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA01
Rules & recordBoreham Street Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA02
Rules & recordChalvington Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA03
Rules & recordChiddingly and Muddles Green Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA04
Rules & recordCowbeech Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA05
Rules & recordCrowborough Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA06
Rules & recordDanehill Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA007
Rules & recordEast Hoathly Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA08
Rules & recordEridge Green and The Forstal
Designated 2017 · ref. CA09
Rules & recordFive Ashes Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordFletching and Splaynes Green Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordForest Row Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordFramfield Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordFrant Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordHailsham Consevation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordHartfield Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordHellingly Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordMaresfield Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA18
Rules & recordMayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA19
Rules & recordOld Heathfield and Cade Street Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA20
Rules & recordPell Green and Cousley Wood Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA21
Rules & recordPevensey and Westham Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA22
Rules & recordRipe Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA23
Rules & recordRotherfield Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA24
Rules & recordRushlake Green Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA25
Rules & recordSelmeston Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA26
Rules & recordUckfield Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA27
Rules & recordWadhurst Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA28
Rules & recordWaldron Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA29
Rules & recordWarbleton Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA30
Rules & recordWartling Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA31
Rules & recordWillingdon, Church Street Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA32
Rules & recordWithyham Conservation Area
Designated 2017 · ref. CA33
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.