About the Godalming Town Centre Conservation Area
The Godalming Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Waverley Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 111 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 107 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Godalming Town Centre CA
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Godalming Station Commercial Area (2022)Change of use
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
- 74, 74A, 76 and 76A High StreetGrade II*
- 80 High StreetGrade II*
- 99, 101 and 103, High StreetGrade II*
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 10, 10A and Flat above Church StreetGrade II
- 116-118, High StreetGrade II
- 12 Church StreetGrade II
- 120, 122 and 124 High StreetGrade II
- 135 High StreetGrade II
- 137, High StreetGrade II
- 14, 14A and Flat above Church StreetGrade II
- 15 and 15A, Church StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 2 and 2a, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, Mill LaneGrade II
- 22, Church StreetGrade II
- 22, Mint StreetGrade II
- 25-45, High StreetGrade II
- 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 26, Mint StreetGrade II
- 3 Wharf StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, High StreetGrade II
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- 31 Church StreetGrade II
- 37 and 38, Bridge RoadGrade II
- 38 and 38A High StreetGrade II
- 39-40 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 40 to 46, High Street and Crown Court, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 47a, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 58-64A, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, 6A and 8 Church StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, High StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, 8 and 9, Deanery PlaceGrade II
- 71, 71A, 71B, 73 and 75 High StreetGrade II
- 78 High StreetGrade II
- 82, High StreetGrade II
- 84, 84A, 84B, 86, High Street and 1, 2, 3 and 4, Moss LaneGrade II
- 9 and 10, Pound LaneGrade II
- 93 and 95 including showroom wing at rear, High StreetGrade II
- Ardon HouseGrade II
- Aurum HouseGrade II
- Bookshelf Bargin Pepperpot Cards Salon One One FiveGrade II
- Bridge Over River WeyGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- C 1741 Monument, Approximately 10 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Caswall HouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cleaver and Company Enzorosario the Racquet ShopGrade II
- CoralGrade II
- Deanery Cottage and Attached Wall on LeftGrade II
- Deanery HouseGrade II
- Dressmakers' Den Godalming MuseumGrade II
- Ellis Forbes and SonGrade II
- Freeman Hardy and WillisGrade II
- Garden Walls to No 24 (deanery House) With Attached Gazebo and Wall on South Side of ChurchyardGrade II
- Godalming Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Godalming Railway StationGrade II
- Godalming War MemorialGrade II
- Gw Rainbow Multi BroadcastGrade II
- Halifax Estate Agents Rda ArchitectsGrade II
- Hall Monument Approximately 7 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Heather Cottage Rose CottageGrade II
- Holland Monument, Approximately 24 Metres North of North East Corner of North Chapel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- IdeasGrade II
- Keen Monument, Approximately 9 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Kings Arms Royal HotelGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Marshall Monument Approximately 14 Metres North North East of North East Corner of Chapel at Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Marshall Monument, Approximately 40 Metres North East of North East Corner of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- McilroysGrade II
- MgmGrade II
- Mint Street Recruitment Westwood and CompanyGrade II
- Minton CottageGrade II
- Mp Stoodley and SonGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Old Post HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of No 3 (godalming Galleries Ltd)Grade II
- Pair of K6 telephone kiosks on northeast side of 128-130 High StreetGrade II
- Phillips Memorial CloisterGrade II
- Pontife Monument, Approximately 40 Metres North East of North Chapel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Priory AntiquesGrade II
- Pump Set on South Side of the Pepper PotGrade II
- Registrar's Office the Old HouseGrade II
- Roker Monument, Approximately 2 Metres South of South West Corner of South Transept of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Simmonds Monument, In Angle of South Aisle and Chapel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Sollys MillGrade II
- Thatcher Headstone, Approximately 6 Metres South of East End of South Chapel at Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The Bakehouse, Outbuilding to No 33 (no 1, The Priory)Grade II
- The Fox and FinchGrade II
- The Hunt GalleryGrade II
- The Old GranaryGrade II
- The Old MillGrade II
- The Pepper PotGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The Richmond ArmsGrade II
- The Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- The Square SurgeryGrade II
- The Star Public HouseGrade II
- The SunGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Top to Toe BeautyGrade II
- Tots N TeensGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Unnamed Monument, Approximately 6 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- WhitehallGrade II
- Wood Monument, Approximately 7 Metres South of West End of South Chapel at Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Yard Walls to Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetChurch Streetand Flat above Church StreetMint Streetand 124 High Streetand 75 High Streetand 76A High Streetand 8 Church StreetBridge RoadDeanery PlaceMill LaneMoss Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBGodalming Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalWaverley 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 Waverley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.