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28 conservation areas and 30 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Adelphi Road
Designated 1999 · ref. 000001/CONARA
Rules & recordAshstead
Designated 1988 · ref. 2724
Rules & recordBraithwell
Designated 1979 · ref. 1043
Rules & recordBrodsworth
Designated 1990 · ref. 1044
Rules & recordBurgh Heath Road
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00002/CONARA
Rules & recordChalk Lane
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00004/CONARA
Rules & recordChurch Street, Epsom
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00009/CONARA
Rules & recordClifton
Designated 1977 · ref. 1048
Rules & recordCollege Road
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00003/CONARA
Rules & recordDoncaster - Market Place
Designated 1974 · ref. 1054
Rules & recordDowns Road Estate
Designated 1999 · ref. 000006/CONARA
Rules & recordEpsom Town Centre
Designated 2009 · ref. 000016/CONARA
Rules & recordEwell Village
Designated 2009 · ref. 000008/CONARA
Rules & recordHatfield - High Street
Designated 1970 · ref. 1062
Rules & recordHigher Green/Longdown Lane
Designated 1999 · ref. 000012/CONARA
Rules & recordHorton (Epsom)
Designated 2013 · ref. 13/00001/CONARA
Rules & recordLintons Lane
Designated 1999 · ref. 000011/CONARA
Rules & recordLong Grove
Designated 2000 · ref. 000010/CONARA
Rules & recordManor (Epsom)
Designated 2000 · ref. 000019/CONARA
Rules & recordOld Edlington
Designated 1990 · ref. 1072
Rules & recordPikes Hill
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00006/CONARA
Rules & recordProvidence Place
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00005/CONARA
Rules & recordSt Ebbas (Epsom)
Designated 1993 · ref. 000020/CONARA
Rules & recordStamford Green
Designated 1992 · ref. 000015/CONARA
Rules & recordThe Green/Ewell Downs Road
Designated 1999 · ref. 000007/CONARA
Rules & recordWest Park (Epsom)
Designated 2013 · ref. 13/00002/CONARA
Rules & recordWoodcote
Designated 2010 · ref. 10/00008/CONARA
Rules & recordWorple Road
Designated 1987 · ref. 000018/CONARA
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- A-Plan House, Upper High Street (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Adephi Court, East Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Bradford House, 39a East Street (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Burgh Heath Road (12 August 2011)
- Church Street (Epsom) (12 August 2011)
- College Road (12 August 2011)
- Downs Road Estate (12 August 2011)
- Eastleigh House, East Street,Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Emerald House, East Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Epsom Chase, Hook Road, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Epsom Gateway, Ashley Avenue,Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Epsom Town Centre (primary retail frontages only) (23 October 2015)
- Ewell Village
- Ewell Village (primary retail frontages only) (23 October 2015)
- Global House, Ashley Avenue, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Higher Green/Longdown Lane (24 January 2005)
- Horizon House, Upper High Street (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Lintons Lane (Part) (12 August 2011)
- Newplan House, East Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Nightingale House, East Street (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Oaks House, East Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Parkside House, Ashley Road, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Pikes Hill (part) (12 August 2011)
- Pikes Hill (Wyeths Road front gardens) (11 September 2012)
- Sollis House, 20 Hook Road, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Stamford Green (24 January 2005)
- The Green/Ewell Downs Road (3 February 2000)
- The Kirkgate, Church Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- The Wells, Church Street, Epsom (Change of Use) (28 April 2016)
- Worple Road (12 August 2011)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.