About the Elmore Road, Chipstead Conservation Area
The Elmore Road, Chipstead Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, 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 MargaretGrade I
- Banks Tomb 15 Yards North of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Chest Tomb 20 Yards South of the West End of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Chipstead War MemorialGrade II
- Court LodgeGrade II
- LeyfieldsGrade II
- Little Family Tomb 4 Yards South of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Shabden CottagesGrade II
- Shabden CottagesGrade II
- Shabden CottagesGrade II
- Walpole Monument 25 Yards South of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Wellhouse Opposite Nos 5-8 (consec) (shabden Cottages)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBElmore Road, Chipstead Conservation Area AppraisalReigate and Banstead 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 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.