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44 conservation areas and 26 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Alfold
Designated 1970 · ref. P31/3/1
Rules & recordBinscombe Godalming
Designated 1981 · ref. P31/3/21
Rules & recordBirtley Green Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CA03
Rules & recordBlackheath Wonersh
Designated 1983 · ref. P31/3/31
Rules & recordBowlhead Green Thursley
Designated 1983 · ref. P31/3/32
Rules & recordBramley
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/2
Rules & recordCamelsdale and Hammer
Designated 1984 · ref. 5193
Rules & recordChiddingfold Conservation Area
Designated 2007 · ref. CA06
Rules & recordCranleigh
Designated 1973 · ref. P31/3/4
Rules & recordCrownpits Godalming
Designated 1984 · ref. P31/3/33
Rules & recordDunsfold
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/5
Rules & recordElstead
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/6
Rules & recordEwhurst
Designated 1970 · ref. P31/3/7
Rules & recordEwhurst Green
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/8
Rules & recordFarnham
Designated 1970 · ref. P31/3/9
Rules & recordFrensham
Designated 1981 · ref. P31/3/22
Rules & recordGodalming Town Centre Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. CA23
Rules & recordGreat Austins Farnham
Designated 1993 · ref. P31/3/42
Rules & recordHambledon A & B Conservation Areas
Designated 1974 · ref. CA27
Rules & recordHascombe Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. CA28
Rules & recordHaslemere
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/13
Rules & recordMilford Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. P31/3/23
Rules & recordMillbridge Frensham
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/37
Rules & recordMunstead Godalming
Designated 1982 · ref. P31/3/27
Rules & recordOckford Road Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/11
Rules & recordOld Church Lane, Farnham
Designated 1988 · ref. P31/3/38
Rules & recordPeper Harow Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. CA31
Rules & recordRiver Wey and Godalming Navigations
Designated 2000 · ref. P31/3/39
Rules & recordRiver Wey Haslemere
Designated 1984 · ref. P31/3/36
Rules & recordSandhills Witley
Designated 1984 · ref. P31/3/34
Rules & recordShackleford
Designated 1981 · ref. P31/3/25
Rules & recordShamley Green
Designated 1973 · ref. P31/3/14
Rules & recordShepherd and Flock Conservation Area
Designated 2021 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordSt. Marys Dunsfold
Designated 1974 · ref. P31/3/10
Rules & recordThorncombe Street Bramley
Designated 1982 · ref. P31/3/30
Rules & recordThursley
Designated 1970 · ref. P31/3/15
Rules & recordTilford
Designated 1973 · ref. P31/3/16
Rules & recordWaverley Abbey Farnham
Designated 1989 · ref. P31/3/41
Rules & recordWestbrook B Elstead
Official record · ref. P31/3/26
Rules & recordWestbrook Green A & B Conservation Areas
Designated 1981 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordWheeler Street Witley
Designated 1989 · ref. P31/3/40
Rules & recordWitley Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. P31/3/17
Rules & recordWonersh
Designated 1973 · ref. P31/3/18
Rules & recordWrecclesham Farnham
Designated 1973 · ref. P31/3/19
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 Waverley 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.
- Beacon Hill Commercial Area (2022) (2 August 2022)
- Buildings Wood, Horsham Road, Ewhurst (1961) (15 December 1961)
- Farnham Trading Estate, Water Lane, Farnham (1965) (12 October 1965)
- Godalming Station Commercial Area (2022) (2 August 2022)
- Land Adjacent to Wildwood Golf Club Horsham Road, Alfold (2006) (23 June 2006)
- Land at 70 Middle Bourne Lane, Farnham (1966) (23 February 1966)
- Land at Horsham Road, Alfold (2001) (19 December 2001)
- Land at Loxwood Road, Alfold (2005) (2 December 2005)
- Land at Norley Farm, Horsham Road, Cranleigh (2005) (2 December 2005)
- Land at Potato Copse, Witley (1975) (4 November 1975)
- Land at Runfold and West Farms, Farnham (1975) (19 January 1983)
- Land at Wishanger Farm and New Farm, Frensham (1966) (29 July 1966)
- Land encompassing Lane End and Millbridge (1958) (17 February 1958)
- Land off Salt Lane, Hydestile, Winkworth (1958) (30 July 1958)
- Land to the East of Plaistow Road, Dunsfold (2005) (4 November 2005)
- Land West of Green Lane, Farnham (1975) (23 September 1975)
- Long Garden Walk, Farnham (2006) (5 May 2006)
- Lowndes Buildings, Castle Street, Farnham (2006) (5 May 2006)
- Lythe Hill Estate, Haslemere (1976) (2 June 1976)
- Munstead Oaks, Brighton Road, Godalming (1960) (7 September 1960)
- Selected Properties in Chiddingfold (1983) (20 January 1983)
- South of Winterfold House, Barhatch Lane, Cranleigh (1988) (21 October 1988)
- Sunray Poultry Farm, Elstead (1965) (28 March 1953)
- Sydney Farm, Rosemary Lane, Alfold (1986) (28 November 1986)
- West Cottage, 2 School Hill, Wrecclesham (1971) (26 April 1971)
- Wood Farm, Portsmouth Road, Milford (2005) (12 August 2005)
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.