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South EastConservation areas in Woking Borough Council
28 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
Ashwood Road and Heathside Park Road, Woking
Official record · ref. 7805
Rules & recordAviary Road, Pyrford
Official record · ref. 7806
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal
Official record · ref. 7807
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal Central
Official record · ref. WOI_379_CA_5
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal East
Official record · ref. WOI_379_CA_4
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal West
Official record · ref. WOI_379_CA_3
Rules & recordBirchwood Road, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 7808
Rules & recordBrooklands
Official record · ref. 7809
Rules & recordBrookwood Cemetery
Official record · ref. 7810
Rules & recordByfleet Corner and Rosemount Parade, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 7811
Rules & recordByfleet Village
Official record · ref. 7812
Rules & recordFishers Hill, Hook Heath
Official record · ref. 7813
Rules & recordHolyoake Crescent, Horsell
Official record · ref. 7814
Rules & recordHorsell
Official record · ref. 7815
Rules & recordHorsell Birch
Official record · ref. 7816
Rules & recordLower Knaphill
Official record · ref. 7817
Rules & recordMount Hermon, Woking
Official record · ref. 7818
Rules & recordOld Avenue, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 7819
Rules & recordOld Woking
Official record · ref. 7820
Rules & recordPond Road, Hook Heath
Official record · ref. 7821
Rules & recordPyrford
Official record · ref. 7822
Rules & recordSt John's, Woking
Official record · ref. 7824
Rules & recordStation Approach, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 7823
Rules & recordSutton Park and Sutton Green
Official record · ref. 7825
Rules & recordThe Hockering, Woking
Official record · ref. 7826
Rules & recordWey and Godalming Navigations
Designated 2002 · ref. 8667
Rules & recordWheatsheaf, Horsell
Official record · ref. 7828
Rules & recordWoking Town Centre
Official record · ref. 7829
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.