Windows for Patcham, old and new
The old village around All Saints and the estates beyond
A flint village core with Article 4 protection, surrounded by 1930s estates where the choice is much more open.
Homes in Patcham
Patcham grew up as a downland village around All Saints Church, parts of which date from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Near the church are a dovecote, a converted tithe barn and Patcham Place, and the old buildings are of flint and cobble with brick dressings. The parish joined Brighton in 1928.
Around the old core, most houses date from the 1930s, on estates such as the Ladies Mile estate, laid out along the old drove road. Their windows are mostly casements, many in rounded or square bays.
Planning at a glance
The old village became a conservation area in 1970, and the council has made an Article 4 direction for it, covering the parts outside the South Downs National Park.
Flats need permission for any change in the look of their windows, wherever they are.
What usually suits these houses
Timber windows
Small-paned painted casements for the flint cottages of the old village.
Flush casement windows
Flush casements for the 1930s houses, with or without bars.
Slimline aluminium windows
Whole-house aluminium on the interwar estates.
Every job is priced on its own: the figure depends on the sizes of your windows, how many there are and where they sit, the access, and the materials, colours and hardware you pick. A free home visit gives you the exact price for yours. Window prices in Brighton.
Conservation and permission
The old village became a conservation area in 1970, and the council has made an Article 4 direction for it, covering the parts outside the South Downs National Park. Listed cottages need listed building consent for any window replacement. Some land on the edge of Patcham lies inside the National Park, where the South Downs National Park Authority deals with planning.
The 1930s estates sit outside the conservation area, so houses there normally have permitted development rights for windows of similar appearance.