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South EastConservation areas in Wokingham Borough Council
27 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/Heathside Park Road
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA1
Rules & recordAviary Road, Pyrford
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA2
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal Central
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA5
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal East
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA4
Rules & recordBasingstoke Canal West
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA3
Rules & recordBirchwood Road, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA6
Rules & recordBrooklands
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA7
Rules & recordBrookwood Cemetery
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA8
Rules & recordByfleet Corner/Rosemount Parade, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA9
Rules & recordByfleet Village
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA10
Rules & recordFishers Hill, Hook Heath
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA11
Rules & recordHolyoake Crescent, Horsell
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA12
Rules & recordHorsell
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA13
Rules & recordHorsell Birch
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA14
Rules & recordLower Knaphill
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA15
Rules & recordMount Hermon
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA16
Rules & recordOld Avenue, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA17
Rules & recordOld Woking
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA18
Rules & recordPond Road, Hook Heath
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA19
Rules & recordPyrford
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA20
Rules & recordSt John's
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA22
Rules & recordStation Approach, West Byfleet
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA21
Rules & recordSutton Park/Sutton Green
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA23
Rules & recordThe Hockering
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA24
Rules & recordWey and Godalming Navications
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA25
Rules & recordWheatsheaf
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA26
Rules & recordWoking Town Centre
Official record · ref. 380_WOK_CA27
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.