About the Dorking Conservation Area
The Dorking Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by Mole Valley District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 120 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 118 Grade II). The most significant is 20 and 22, High Street, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Dorking CA
- 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.
- 20 and 22, High StreetGrade II*
- Church of St MartinGrade II*
- 1 and 2, North StreetGrade II
- 1, West StreetGrade II
- 10, North StreetGrade II
- 100-106, High StreetGrade II
- 11, West StreetGrade II
- 115 and 117, High StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, CotmandeneGrade II
- 12 and 14, South StreetGrade II
- 12-15, West StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, High StreetGrade II
- 132-138, High StreetGrade II
- 140 and 142 High Street (part of the White Horse Hotel)Grade II
- 150-156, High StreetGrade II
- 155-161, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, South StreetGrade II
- 162 and 164, High StreetGrade II
- 163-171, High StreetGrade II
- 168 and 170, High StreetGrade II
- 16a, West StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, Rose HillGrade II
- 196-218, High StreetGrade II
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- 2 to 6, South Street (including frontage on West Street as far west as No 1 West Street)Grade II
- 2-9, Spring GardensGrade II
- 2, West StreetGrade II
- 20-26, South StreetGrade II
- 22 and 23, West StreetGrade II
- 22, Rose HillGrade II
- 225-231, High StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, Rose HillGrade II
- 24, West StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 11, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Rose HillGrade II
- 3 and 4, West StreetGrade II
- 35-38, Dene StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, South StreetGrade II
- 40-46, High StreetGrade II
- 41 and 42, Dene StreetGrade II
- 41-47, High StreetGrade II
- 48-56, High StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Rose HillGrade II
- 5 and 6, West StreetGrade II
- 50-52, West StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, High StreetGrade II
- 54, West StreetGrade II
- 55 and 56, West StreetGrade II
- 58 and 60, High StreetGrade II
- 58-61, West StreetGrade II
- 62 and 64, High StreetGrade II
- 63, Dene StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Rose HillGrade II
- 7, South StreetGrade II
- 7, West StreetGrade II
- 70 and 71, Dene StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, South StreetGrade II
- 80 and 82, South StreetGrade II
- 86, SOUTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8a, West StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, West StreetGrade II
- 9, South StreetGrade II
- 90-98, High StreetGrade II
- 94 and 96, South StreetGrade II
- 97, South StreetGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- BrooksideGrade II
- Bull's HeadGrade II
- Butter Hill House Rose Hill HouseGrade II
- Clarendon HouseGrade II
- Cotmandene House Cotmandene Lodge Old Cotmandene Lodge Rushwood HouseGrade II
- Dorking War MemorialGrade II
- Former Bell HotelGrade II
- Former Wheatsheaf Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers to North West of Butter Hill HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall of No 77 to North West of HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall on North East Side of Rose Hill HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall on South East Side of Rose Hill HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to Holly HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to No 18Grade II
- Garden Wall to No 22Grade II
- Garden Wall to Nos 19 and 20Grade II
- Garden Wall to Nos 21Grade II
- Garden Walls to Nos 3 and 4Grade II
- Garden Walls to Nos 5 and 6Grade II
- Garden Walls to Numbers 7 and 8Grade II
- Granite Sets Along the Edge of the High StreetGrade II
- Granite Setts Along the Edge of the High Street From Nos 108 to 140Grade II
- Holly HouseGrade II
- Iron Railings and Gate Within Curtilage of No 227Grade II
- Iron-Stone Setts and Cobbles in Carriageway of Hotel and Iron-Stone Setts Within Curtilage of White Horse Hotel on Northern SideGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside No 21, South StreetGrade II
- Lamp Standard Hand Rail and 10 Bollards Within Curtilage of Nos 128 to 142Grade II
- Lesley CottageGrade II
- Lesley HouseGrade II
- Little Dudley HouseGrade II
- Mount HouseGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Pippbrook Mill HouseGrade II
- Pump (before Nos 2 to 6)Grade II
- Rest HarrowGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose Hill LodgeGrade II
- Rosehill CottageGrade II
- Spotted Dog Public HouseGrade II
- Stables at the VicarageGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- StoneroofGrade II
- Surrey Yeoman Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The King's ArmsGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- The White Horse HotelGrade II
- Three Lamp Standards 54 Bollards and Handrail Within Curtilage of Nos 22 to 100Grade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- West LodgeGrade II
- West Street HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetWest StreetSouth StreetRose HillDene StreetNorth StreetSpring Gardens
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Mole Valley District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.