About the COOMBE WOOD Conservation Area
The COOMBE WOOD Conservation Area covers about 40 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in 1990. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Gallows Conduit House (in Grounds of Hampton Spring), Grade II*. 262 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Gallows Conduit House (in Grounds of Hampton Spring)Grade II*
- Four Acres and Attached Terrace, Wall and StepsGrade II
- Garden Features at Warren HouseGrade II
- Ivy Conduit House (circa 120 Metres South of Holy Cross Preparatory School)Grade II
- The Lodge and Gatepiers, Four AcresGrade II
- The PavilionGrade II
- Warren HouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.