About the Park Road and Mint Road, Banstead Conservation Area
The Park Road and Mint Road, Banstead Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Banstead Place, Grade II*.
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.
- Banstead PlaceGrade II*
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Banstead War MemorialGrade II
- Chest Tomb 40 Yards South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Horse Trough With Pump at Entrance to No 19 (little Garratts)Grade II
- Little GarrattsGrade II
- Mint Farm HouseGrade II
- Muggeridge Tomb 20 Yards West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- RosehillGrade II
- War Memorial, Church of All Saints, BansteadGrade II
- Well Farm HouseGrade II
- Wellhead at the Junction With Woodmansterne LaneGrade II
- WilmotGrade II
- Woodmans CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPark Road and Mint Road, Banstead 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.