About the Thames Ditton Conservation Area
The Thames Ditton Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Elmbridge Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade I
- Thames View (Former Home of Compassion)Grade II*
- 1-5, Station RoadGrade II
- 3, 5, 9 and 11, High Street, Thames DittonGrade II
- 61-67, High StreetGrade II
- 71,71a and 73, High StreetGrade II
- 95, High StreetGrade II
- Batchelors HallGrade II
- Boyle Tower and garden entrance, Home of CompassionGrade II
- BywaysGrade II
- Chennell tomb 3 metres east of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Copper HallGrade II
- Davis tomb 3 metres west of south aisle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Entrance Wall and Gates to the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gapper tomb 9 metres west of tower of Church of St. NicholasGrade II
- Home CottageGrade II
- Johnson obelisk 6 metres south east of east end of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Manor VaneGrade II
- Picton HouseGrade II
- Riverside Including Attached RailingsGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Stable block at the Home of CompassionGrade II
- Thames CottageGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Slaughter HouseGrade II
- The Old Swan InnGrade II
- Turner tomb 16 metres east of Church of St NicholasGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBThames Ditton 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.