Selsey new builds, planning and conservation area

New builds and housing developments in Selsey

Land Registry recorded 81 sales of newly built homes in Selsey between January 2022 and September 2026: 12 in 2022, 27 in 2023, 20 in 2024 and 22 in 2025. New estates take several months to appear in its records, and their new postcodes longer, so homes finished this year may not show yet. Chichester District Council's brownfield land register (last updated December 2024) lists two sites within 500 metres of a Selsey postcode, with room for about 13 homes; the largest is 99 - 101 High Street Selsey Chichester, for 8 homes, without planning permission yet. Where new homes go is set by Chichester District Council's local plan, the Local Plan 2021 to 2039, adopted in August 2025; a new one is being prepared.

Source: Chichester Local Plan 2021 to 2039, adopted August 2025 · Chichester Local Plan 2045, in preparation · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Brownfield land registers (planning.data.gov.uk) · Local plans (planning.data.gov.uk) · How to check a new estate's drainage.

Selsey conservation area and extensions

Usually, within the national limits, but not everywhere: 15 of Selsey's 360 postcodes are in the Selsey conservation area, where homeowners can do less without planning permission. There, an extension to the side, a back extension of more than one storey, a loft extension that adds to the roof and cladding the outside all need planning permission. Historic England lists 70 buildings in Selsey, set out under listed buildings below; any work that changes a listed building's character, inside or out, needs listed building consent. Chichester District Council has not published its Article 4 directions or its tree preservation orders to the government's planning data service, so check with it before starting work. In a conservation area, cutting down or pruning a tree above a small size needs six weeks' notice to the council. Flats and maisonettes have no householder permitted development rights. Whether a particular job needs permission depends on the home: the council can say, and a lawful development certificate puts it in writing.

Source: Conservation areas (planning.data.gov.uk, Historic England and councils) · National Landscapes (planning.data.gov.uk, Natural England) · National Heritage List for England, © Historic England 2026; contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance (GOV.UK).

How many listed buildings are in Selsey?

Historic England's National Heritage List has 70 entries inside Selsey's parish boundary: one at Grade I and 69 at Grade II. An entry can cover a group, such as a terrace. The Grade I entry is St Wilfred's Chapel. The most recent addition is Selsey War Memorial, listed in April 2018. Historic England has removed one entry here from the List: 47 and 49, West Street, in August 2013. Each entry on the List is the official record of what is listed; Chichester District Council handles listed building consent.

All 70 entries, with grades, dates and links: listed-buildings.csv.

Source: National Heritage List for England, © Historic England 2026; contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · ONS parish and ward boundaries (Open Geography Portal).