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South EastConservation areas in Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
21 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Banstead
Designated 1973 · ref. 555
Rules & recordChart Lane
Designated 1983 · ref. 566
Rules & recordCross Oak Lane
Designated 1990 · ref. 570
Rules & recordElmore Road Chipstead
Designated 1980 · ref. 9186
Rules & recordFlanchford Road and Colley Lane
Designated 1990 · ref. 569
Rules & recordHigh Road Chipstead
Designated 1990 · ref. 557
Rules & recordHorley, Church Road
Official record · ref. REI_264_CA_2
Rules & recordKingswood
Designated 2009 · ref. 9187
Rules & recordLinkfield Street
Designated 2010 · ref. 9890
Rules & recordMassetts Road
Designated 2003 · ref. 571
Rules & recordMerstham Village
Designated 1973 · ref. 561
Rules & recordNetherne-on-the-Hill
Designated 2009 · ref. 9891
Rules & recordRedhill, Station Road
Official record · ref. REI_264_CA_14
Rules & recordRedstone Hill
Designated 2003 · ref. 563
Rules & recordReigate Town Centre
Designated 1973 · ref. 567
Rules & recordRockshaw Road
Designated 1990 · ref. 560
Rules & recordShaws Corner
Designated 1990 · ref. 564
Rules & recordSomers Road
Designated 1990 · ref. 568
Rules & recordSt Johns
Designated 1977 · ref. 562
Rules & recordWalton on the Hill
Designated 1973 · ref. 558
Rules & recordWray Common
Designated 1988 · ref. 565
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.
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.