About the Stoke D'Abernon Conservation Area
The Stoke D'Abernon Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Elmbridge Borough Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 I
- Barn at Upper Manor Farm, 40 Yards South of Number 81 (the Rectory)Grade II*
- Parkside SchoolGrade II*
- Barn at Upper Manor Farm, 20 Yards to East of Number 81 (the Rectory)Grade II
- Barn, 10 Yards to North East of Number 73 (lower Farm House)Grade II
- Barn, 15 Yards North West of Number 73 (lower Farm House)Grade II
- Barn, 30 Yards North East of Number 73 (lower Farm House)Grade II
- Buttery, 2 Yards West of Number 68 (holly Lodge)Grade II
- Holly LodgeGrade II
- Lower Farm HouseGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- South LodgeGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Tithe Barn, 50 Yards West of Number 78 (parkside School)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStoke D'Abernon Conservation Area AppraisalElmbridge Borough 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 Elmbridge Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.