About the MUNSTEAD GODALMING Conservation Area
The MUNSTEAD GODALMING Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Waverley Borough Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Munstead Wood, 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.
- Munstead WoodGrade I
- Busbridge War MemorialGrade II*
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- Munstead OrchardGrade II*
- Fir Tree Cottage the HolliesGrade II
- Garden Wall to Front of Munstead Orchard and to Heath Lane House and QuadrangleGrade II
- Garden Walls at North West End of Garden to MunsteadGrade II
- Jekyll Memorial Approximately 5 Metres South East of South East Corner of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Little MunsteadGrade II
- Mclaren Headboard, Approximately 6 Metres to South East of South East Corner of Church of St JohnGrade II
- Munstead HouseGrade II
- Munstead PlaceGrade II
- Munstead Wood HutGrade II
- North Gateway and Overthrow to Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Quadrangle and Attached Garden Walls to South and EastGrade II
- South Gateway and Overthrow to Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- The Thunder House and Attached Garden Wall Running Approximately 15 Metres South to Munstead Orchard and Approximately 135 Metres to South East to QuadrangleGrade II
- Tomb of Julia Jekyll in the Graveyard of the Church of St JohnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMUNSTEAD GODALMING 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.