The Flats (Former Police Station) is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Police station, flats. 3 related planning applications.

The Flats (Former Police Station)

WRENN ID
final-chimney-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Police station, flats
Address
The Flats (Former Police Station), Rosemary Lane, Petworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 978 214
Coordinates
50.98457, -0.60798
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Flats, formerly a police station, is a building that dates from 1835 and was originally the Office of the Chief Warden, situated next to the now-demolished Petworth Prison, which was also built in 1835 by James Wyatt. The building is two storeys high and features three windows, constructed of red brick with alternating grey headers. It has long and short window surrounds and quoins made of Roman cement, along with a parapet and blocking course. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, and the glazing bars are intact. Originally, there was a solid porch, but this has been removed, and the doorway behind it has been bricked up. At the time of its listing, it served as the headquarters of the police station, although it is now a subsidiary to the main building, which is a house on the other side of the drive, originally known as Belle Vue House.

Local climate

The Flats (Former Police Station) receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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