About the Ripley Conservation Area
The Ripley Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by Guildford Borough Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade II*. 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 Mary the VirginGrade II*
- The TalbotGrade II*
- 17 ( Vintage Cottage) and 19 (dowell and Son)Grade II
- 5 (rambler Cottage), 7 and 9Grade II
- 8, 10, 12, 14 AND 16, ROSE LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Barn Across Rear of the TalbotGrade II
- Barn, 30 Metres North East of Bridgefoot Farm HouseGrade II
- Bridgefoot FarmhouseGrade II
- Cedar House and Tudor HouseGrade II
- Chapel Farm HouseGrade II
- Clock HouseGrade II
- Clova CottageGrade II
- CranfordGrade II
- Ebenezer Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Elm Tree HouseGrade II
- Foot Bridge HouseGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers/walls to Ockham ParkGrade II
- Half Moon CottagesGrade II
- Hurst House and Connaught CarsGrade II
- J Hartley Antiques LimitedGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Ripley Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Little Ripley House, Ripley House and Former Service Buildings to RightGrade II
- Manor House Antiques Manor House CottageGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Bridgefoot Farm CottagesGrade II
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- Nos 1, 2 and 3 Cobham CottagesGrade II
- Pinnock's Cafe and Amberley CottageGrade II
- Richardson's HardwareGrade II
- Rio Cottage Rio HouseGrade II
- Ripley Court CottageGrade II
- Ripley Court SchoolGrade II
- Ryde HouseGrade II
- Stables and Shop to Rear of the Clock HouseGrade II
- Talbot CottageGrade II
- The Anchor Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Georgian HouseGrade II
- The Green Cottage and Sage AntiquesGrade II
- The Ripley Pharmacy and Cottage AdjoiningGrade II
- The Ship Inn and Ye Olde Sweet ShoppeGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRipley Conservation Area AppraisalGuildford 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 Guildford Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.