About the Great Bookham Conservation Area
The Great Bookham Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by Mole Valley District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I.
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 NicholasGrade I
- 10, 12, 14 and 18, Church RoadGrade II
- 2, 4, 6, And 8, Church RoadGrade II
- Bookham GroveGrade II
- Burpham HouseGrade II
- Corner House Wyvern HouseGrade II
- Fairfield HouseGrade II
- Former Great Bookham Country Junior SchoolGrade II
- Gables CottageGrade II
- Gothic House Post OfficeGrade II
- Great Bookham War Memorial, In the Churchyard of St Nicolas ChurchGrade II
- Group of Three Headstones and Three Footstones Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Grove CottagesGrade II
- Hop Garden CottageGrade II
- Lawson Headstone Approximately 17 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Nos 21 and 23 With Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Old Barn HallGrade II
- Old Forge CottageGrade II
- Royal Oak CottagesGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- The Royal OakGrade II
- The TyrrellsGrade II
- Tomb Chest Approximately 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Two Tomb Chests Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Victoria CottagesGrade II
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.