About the LINGFIELD (High St/Gun Pond/Church Town) Conservation Area
The LINGFIELD (High St/Gun Pond/Church Town) Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Tandridge District Council in 1998. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. 18 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Pollard Cottage Pollard HouseGrade I
- St Peter's Cross and Village CageGrade I
- Church House Star Inn CottagesGrade II*
- Magnus DeoGrade II*
- New PlaceGrade II*
- Old Town House and Old Town CottageGrade II*
- The College Including Former Kitchen to South WestGrade II*
- The Guest HouseGrade II*
- Barn 15 Yards South West of Old Town HouseGrade II
- Billshurst CottagesGrade II
- Church Gate CottageGrade II
- Cordreys Barn (the Parish Barn)Grade II
- Drivers CottagesGrade II
- Former The Old Cage Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to East of the CollegeGrade II
- Garden Wall to New PlaceGrade II
- Hale Tomb 10 Yards South West of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Jewell Tomb 1 Foot North of North Chancel Chapel Wall of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Lingfield War MemorialGrade II
- Rose CottagesGrade II
- Shore (?) Tomb 20 Yards North West of North Aisle of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The Greyhound Public HouseGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- The Old CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLINGFIELD (High St/Gun Pond/Church Town) Conservation Area AppraisalTandridge District 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 Tandridge District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.