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South EastConservation areas in West Berkshire Council
51 conservation areas and 9 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Aldermaston
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00112/CONARA
Rules & recordAldermaston Wharf
Designated 1990 · ref. 23/00113/CONARA
Rules & recordAldworth
Designated 1970 · ref. 23/00114/CONARA
Rules & recordAshampstead
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00115/CONARA
Rules & recordBagnor
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00116/CONARA
Rules & recordBenham Park
Designated 1982 · ref. 23/00118/CONARA
Rules & recordBoxford and Westbrook
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00119/CONARA
Rules & recordBradfield
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00120/CONARA
Rules & recordBrightwalton
Designated 1977 · ref. 23/00121/CONARA
Rules & recordBrightwalton Green
Designated 1978 · ref. 23/00122/CONARA
Rules & recordBrimpton
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00123/CONARA
Rules & recordBucklebury
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00124/CONARA
Rules & recordChaddleworth
Designated 1978 · ref. 23/00125/CONARA
Rules & recordChieveley
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00126/CONARA
Rules & recordCompton
Designated 1984 · ref. 23/00127/CONARA
Rules & recordDonnington Square
Designated 1981 · ref. 23/00143/CONARA
Rules & recordDonnington Village
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00128/CONARA
Rules & recordEast Garston
Designated 1974 · ref. 23/00129/CONARA
Rules & recordEast Ilsley
Designated 1970 · ref. 23/00137/CONARA
Rules & recordEastbury
Designated 1973 · ref. 22/00005/CONARA
Rules & recordEddington
Designated 1976 · ref. 23/00136/CONARA
Rules & recordEnglefield
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00130/CONARA
Rules & recordFarnborough
Designated 1970 · ref. 23/00131/CONARA
Rules & recordGreat Shefford
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00132/CONARA
Rules & recordHampstead Norreys
Designated 1982 · ref. 23/00133/CONARA
Rules & recordHillgreen
Designated 1990 · ref. 23/00134/CONARA
Rules & recordHoly Trinity, Theale
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00154/CONARA
Rules & recordHungerford
Designated 1974 · ref. 23/00135/CONARA
Rules & recordInkpen
Designated 1973 · ref. 23/00139/CONARA
Rules & recordKintbury
Designated 1970 · ref. 23/00140/CONARA
Rules & recordLambourn
Designated 1973 · ref. 22/00003/CONARA
Rules & recordLower Basildon
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00117/CONARA
Rules & recordMarsh Benham
Designated 1983 · ref. 23/00141/CONARA
Rules & recordNewbury Town Centre
Designated 1981 · ref. 23/00159/CONARA
Rules & recordPangbourne
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00146/CONARA
Rules & recordPeasemore
Designated 2010 · ref. 23/00147/CONARA
Rules & recordShaw House and Church
Designated 1990 · ref. 23/00145/CONARA
Rules & recordShaw Road and Crescent
Designated 1981 · ref. 23/00144/CONARA
Rules & recordSheffield Bridge
Designated 1983 · ref. 23/00148/CONARA
Rules & recordSpeen
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00149/CONARA
Rules & recordStanford Dingley
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00150/CONARA
Rules & recordStreatley
Designated 2010 · ref. 23/00151/CONARA
Rules & recordStroud Green
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00142/CONARA
Rules & recordThatcham
Designated 1980 · ref. 23/00152/CONARA
Rules & recordThe Lamb, Theale
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00155/CONARA
Rules & recordTheale High Street / Blossom Lane
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00153/CONARA
Rules & recordTyle Mill
Designated 1983 · ref. 23/00156/CONARA
Rules & recordUpper Lambourn
Designated 1973 · ref. 22/00004/CONARA
Rules & recordWest Ilsley
Designated 1970 · ref. 23/00138/CONARA
Rules & recordWoolhampton
Designated 1983 · ref. 23/00157/CONARA
Rules & recordYattendon
Designated 1971 · ref. 23/00158/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 West Berkshire 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.
- Fords Farm Estate (23 October 1978)
- Land at East Garston (25 March 1987)
- Land at Theobald Drive, Tilehurst (21 November 2022)
- Land Fronting 1085-1107 Oxford Road, Tilehurst (25 February 2015)
- N Of Bridleway, Hazel Cottage & Yew Tree Cottage, Chieveley (29 June 1992)
- No's 11-79 (Odds) Shaw Road, Newbury (18 March 1963)
- The Hollies, Streatley (26 May 1988)
- The Homestead, Hollybush Lane (11 October 2006)
- The Old Sawmills, Folly Road, Inkpen (23 July 1992)
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.