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South East

Adur District Council

7 conservation areas · 9 Article 4 directions

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Arun District Council

24 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Ashford Borough Council

44 conservation areas · 69 Article 4 directions

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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

43 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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Bracknell Forest Council

6 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Brighton and Hove City Council

34 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Buckinghamshire Council

187 conservation areas · 384 Article 4 directions

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Canterbury City Council

98 conservation areas · 463 Article 4 directions

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Cherwell District Council

60 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Chichester District Council

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Crawley Borough Council

13 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Dartford Borough Council

6 conservation areas · 6 Article 4 directions

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Dover District Council

103 conservation areas · 55 Article 4 directions

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East Hampshire District Council

57 conservation areas · 106 Article 4 directions

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Eastbourne Borough Council

12 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Eastleigh Borough Council

8 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Elmbridge Borough Council

25 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 30 Article 4 directions

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Fareham Borough Council

13 conservation areas · 21 Article 4 directions

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Folkestone and Hythe Council

21 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Gosport Borough Council

19 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Gravesham Borough Council

23 conservation areas · 53 Article 4 directions

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Guildford Borough Council

41 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Hart District Council

39 conservation areas · 47 Article 4 directions

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Hastings Borough Council

18 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Havant Borough Council

15 conservation areas · 12 Article 4 directions

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Horsham District Council

40 conservation areas · 53 Article 4 directions

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Isle of Wight Council

48 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Lewes District Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Maidstone Borough Council

45 conservation areas · 88 Article 4 directions

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Medway Council

24 conservation areas · 47 Article 4 directions

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Mid Sussex District Council

35 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Milton Keynes City Council

27 conservation areas · 2 Article 4 directions

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Mole Valley District Council

36 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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New Forest District Council

22 conservation areas · 10 Article 4 directions

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Oxford City Council

18 conservation areas · 4 Article 4 directions

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Portsmouth City Council

25 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Reading Borough Council

15 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

21 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rother District Council

10 conservation areas · 60 Article 4 directions

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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

26 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Runnymede Borough Council

8 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rushmoor Borough Council

8 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Sevenoaks District Council

41 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Slough Borough Council

5 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Oxfordshire District Council

70 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Southampton City Council

44 conservation areas · 8 Article 4 directions

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Spelthorne Borough Council

8 conservation areas · 4 Article 4 directions

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Surrey Heath Borough Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Swale Borough Council

52 conservation areas · 22 Article 4 directions

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Tandridge District Council

19 conservation areas · 50 Article 4 directions

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Test Valley Borough Council

33 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Thanet District Council

27 conservation areas · 5 Article 4 directions

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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

60 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

34 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Vale of White Horse District Council

54 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Waverley Borough Council

44 conservation areas · 26 Article 4 directions

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Wealden District Council

33 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Berkshire Council

51 conservation areas · 9 Article 4 directions

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West Oxfordshire District Council

50 conservation areas · 84 Article 4 directions

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Winchester City Council

20 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Woking Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wokingham Borough Council

27 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Worthing Borough Council

26 conservation areas · 8 Article 4 directions

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East Midlands

Amber Valley Borough Council

29 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Ashfield District Council

5 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Bassetlaw District Council

33 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Blaby District Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Bolsover District Council

27 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Boston Borough Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Broxtowe Borough Council

15 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Charnwood Borough Council

39 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Chesterfield Borough Council

12 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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City of Lincoln Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Derby City Council

15 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Derbyshire Dales District Council

31 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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East Lindsey District Council

17 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Erewash Borough Council

22 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Gedling Borough Council

6 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Harborough District Council

50 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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High Peak Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Leicester City Council

25 conservation areas · 371 Article 4 directions

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Mansfield District Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Melton Borough Council

43 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Newark and Sherwood District Council

47 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North East Derbyshire District Council

33 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Kesteven District Council

38 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Northamptonshire Council

82 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North West Leicestershire District Council

26 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Nottingham City Council

31 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rushcliffe Borough Council

35 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rutland County Council

34 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Derbyshire District Council

22 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Holland District Council

13 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Kesteven District Council

48 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Lindsey District Council

25 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Northamptonshire Council

118 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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East of England

Babergh District Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Basildon Borough Council

4 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Bedford Borough Council

29 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

44 conservation areas · 12 Article 4 directions

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Braintree District Council

37 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Breckland District Council

45 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Brentwood Borough Council

13 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Broadland District Council

32 conservation areas · 28 Article 4 directions

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Broxbourne Borough Council

6 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Cambridge City Council

18 conservation areas · 18 Article 4 directions

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Castle Point Borough Council

2 conservation areas · 4 Article 4 directions

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Central Bedfordshire Council

61 conservation areas · 7 Article 4 directions

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Chelmsford City Council

27 conservation areas · 26 Article 4 directions

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Colchester City Council

24 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Dacorum Borough Council

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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East Cambridgeshire District Council

28 conservation areas · 292 Article 4 directions

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East Hertfordshire District Council

42 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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East Suffolk Council

52 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Epping Forest District Council

25 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Fenland District Council

13 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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Great Yarmouth Borough Council

23 conservation areas · 18 Article 4 directions

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Harlow District Council

10 conservation areas · 14 Article 4 directions

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Hertsmere Borough Council

16 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Huntingdonshire District Council

60 conservation areas · 6 Article 4 directions

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Ipswich Borough Council

15 conservation areas · 7 Article 4 directions

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Luton Borough Council

5 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Maldon District Council

92 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Mid Suffolk District Council

31 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Hertfordshire District Council

44 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Norfolk District Council

91 conservation areas · 42 Article 4 directions

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Norwich City Council

17 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Peterborough City Council

29 conservation areas · 108 Article 4 directions

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Rochford District Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Cambridgeshire District Council

84 conservation areas · 8 Article 4 directions

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South Norfolk District Council

84 conservation areas · 55 Article 4 directions

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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

14 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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St Albans City and District Council

45 conservation areas · 34 Article 4 directions

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Stevenage Borough Council

7 conservation areas · 127 Article 4 directions

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Tendring District Council

20 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Three Rivers District Council

19 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Thurrock Council

7 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Uttlesford District Council

42 conservation areas · 18 Article 4 directions

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Watford Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Suffolk Council

48 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South West

Bath and North East Somerset Council

35 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

48 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Bristol City Council

34 conservation areas · 16 Article 4 directions

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Cheltenham Borough Council

7 conservation areas · 1 Article 4 directions

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Cornwall Council

145 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Cotswold District Council

144 conservation areas · 22 Article 4 directions

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Council of the Isles of Scilly

1 conservation areas · 4 Article 4 directions

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Dorset Council

311 conservation areas · 77 Article 4 directions

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East Devon District Council

32 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Exeter City Council

20 conservation areas · 14 Article 4 directions

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Forest of Dean District Council

27 conservation areas · 2 Article 4 directions

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Gloucester City Council

14 conservation areas · 55 Article 4 directions

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Mid Devon District Council

51 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Devon District Council

41 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North Somerset Council

39 conservation areas · 38 Article 4 directions

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Plymouth City Council

15 conservation areas · 1 Article 4 directions

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Somerset Council

178 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Gloucestershire Council

30 conservation areas · 2 Article 4 directions

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South Hams District Council

47 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Stroud District Council

27 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Swindon Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Teignbridge District Council

35 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Tewkesbury Borough Council

14 conservation areas · 11 Article 4 directions

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Torbay Council

24 conservation areas · 2 Article 4 directions

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Torridge District Council

20 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Devon Borough Council

24 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wiltshire Council

245 conservation areas · 47 Article 4 directions

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West Midlands

Birmingham City Council

29 conservation areas · 13 Article 4 directions

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Bromsgrove District Council

12 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Cannock Chase District Council

8 conservation areas · 5 Article 4 directions

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City of Wolverhampton Council

16 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Coventry City Council

18 conservation areas · 13 Article 4 directions

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

22 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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East Staffordshire Borough Council

25 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Herefordshire Council

64 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Lichfield District Council

21 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Malvern Hills District Council

21 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

22 conservation areas · 13 Article 4 directions

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North Warwickshire Borough Council

11 conservation areas · 10 Article 4 directions

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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

4 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Redditch Borough Council

2 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rugby Borough Council

19 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

9 conservation areas · 12 Article 4 directions

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Shropshire Council

121 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

20 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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South Staffordshire Council

19 conservation areas · 15 Article 4 directions

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Stafford Borough Council

29 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

17 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council

22 conservation areas · 27 Article 4 directions

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Stratford-on-Avon District Council

76 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Tamworth Borough Council

7 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Telford & Wrekin Council

7 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

18 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Warwick District Council

29 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Worcester City Council

18 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wychavon District Council

64 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wyre Forest District Council

17 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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North West

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

14 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Blackpool Borough Council

7 conservation areas · 6 Article 4 directions

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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

26 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Burnley Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 12 Article 4 directions

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

12 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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Cheshire East Council

75 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Cheshire West and Chester Council

95 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Chorley Borough Council

9 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Cumberland Council

51 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Fylde Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Halton Borough Council

13 conservation areas · 2 Article 4 directions

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Hyndburn Borough Council

10 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

15 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Lancaster City Council

38 conservation areas · 34 Article 4 directions

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Liverpool City Council

36 conservation areas · 1421 Article 4 directions

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Manchester City Council

34 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

36 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Pendle Borough Council

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Preston City Council

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Ribble Valley Borough Council

22 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

30 conservation areas · 5 Article 4 directions

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Rossendale Borough Council

11 conservation areas · 7 Article 4 directions

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Salford City Council

16 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

25 conservation areas · 6 Article 4 directions

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South Ribble Borough Council

8 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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St Helens Council

14 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

37 conservation areas · 30 Article 4 directions

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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

9 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

22 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Warrington Borough Council

16 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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West Lancashire Borough Council

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Westmorland and Furness Council

40 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Wirral Borough Council

26 conservation areas · 13 Article 4 directions

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Wyre Borough Council

6 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London

City of London Corporation

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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City of Westminster

56 conservation areas · 10 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

4 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Barnet

16 conservation areas · 48 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Bexley

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Brent

23 conservation areas · 162 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Bromley

47 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Camden

40 conservation areas · 21 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Croydon

19 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Ealing

31 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Enfield

24 conservation areas · 33 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Hackney

37 conservation areas · 152 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

47 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Haringey

33 conservation areas · 25 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Harrow

31 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Havering

11 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Hillingdon

42 conservation areas · 150 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Hounslow

43 conservation areas · 3 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Islington

41 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Lambeth

65 conservation areas · 223 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Lewisham

30 conservation areas · 89 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Merton

28 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Newham

9 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Redbridge

16 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

85 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Southwark

54 conservation areas · 480 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Sutton

8 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Tower Hamlets

61 conservation areas · 63 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Waltham Forest

15 conservation areas · 807 Article 4 directions

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London Borough of Wandsworth

47 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

23 conservation areas · 0 Article 4 directions

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

41 conservation areas · 84 Article 4 directions

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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

28 conservation areas · 114 Article 4 directions

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