About the Winkfield Village Conservation Area
The Winkfield Village Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Bracknell Forest Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Barn Approx 10m to West of the White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gateway at Side and Rear of Old Rectory CottageGrade II
- Granary at Rear of the White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Lyford Tomb Approx 7m S of Priests Door in Churchyard, S Side of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Moore Tomb Approx 3m East of South Chapel in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Old Rectory CottageGrade II
- Range of Outbuildings Adjoining Rear of Barn W of the White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Stables at Rear of the White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWinkfield Village Conservation Area AppraisalBracknell Forest Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bracknell Forest Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.