About the Englefield Green Conservation Area
The Englefield Green Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Runnymede Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Englefield Green House, 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.
- Englefield Green HouseGrade II*
- Bulkeley CottageGrade II
- Bulkeley HouseGrade II
- Castle HillGrade II
- Castle Hill Farm DairyGrade II
- Castle Hill, BothyGrade II
- Castle Hill, Entrance GatesGrade II
- Castle Hill, Stable BlockGrade II
- Clarence CottageGrade II
- Clarence LodgeGrade II
- Coach House Including Gate Piers and Wall Round CourtyardGrade II
- EnglewickGrade II
- North Lodge, West Lodge, East Lodge and Attached Walls (within the Grounds of Ridgemead)Grade II
- The Barley Mow Public HouseGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The MewsGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEnglefield Green Conservation Area AppraisalRunnymede 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 Runnymede Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.