Plumtree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Plumtree Cottage

WRENN ID
riven-pedestal-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
Plumtree Cottage, East Harting Street, East Harting, Chichester, GU31 5LZ
OS grid reference
SU 799 196
Coordinates
50.97099, -0.86203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Plumtree Cottage is a house dating from the 17th century or earlier. It began as a timber-framed building, now with painted brick infilling between the timbers. The first floor displays curved braces. The roof is thatched, with a projecting eaves (pentice) on the north and south sides. Casement windows are present, and a porch with a thatched roof provides access. The house is two storeys high and has three windows. It was formerly named Plum Tree Cottage.

Local climate

Plumtree Cottage receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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