About the Weybridge Conservation Area
The Weybridge Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Elmbridge Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, 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 JamesGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Heath RoadGrade II
- 42, Church StreetGrade II
- 44-52, Church StreetGrade II
- Bosomworth Tomb 44 metres north of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Chest tomb 35 metres north west of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Chest tomb 47 metres north of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Chest tomb 48 metres north of Church of St. JamesGrade II
- Coach House and Stable Block to Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Elm LodgeGrade II
- NutfieldGrade II
- Portmore House and Portmore CottageGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Wellard Tomb, 68 metres north of Church of St. JamesGrade II
- York Tomb 35 metres north of Church of St JamesGrade 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
WEBWeybridge 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.