About the Adelphi Road Conservation Area
The Adelphi Road Conservation Area covers about 1.6 hectares and was designated by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council in 1999. Inside the boundary are 6 listed buildings, all 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Epsom Chase, Hook Road, Epsom (Change of Use)Change of use
- Adephi Court, East Street, Epsom (Change of Use)Change of use
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.
- 10 and 12, Hook RoadGrade II
- 19 and 21, East StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, East StreetGrade II
- 27, East StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Adelphi RoadGrade II
- Former National School Society SchoolGrade 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
WEBAdelphi Road Conservation Area AppraisalEpsom and Ewell 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 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.