About the Witley Conservation Area
The Witley Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Waverley Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Witley 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.
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 All SaintsGrade I
- April Cottage Cobbles Old CottageGrade II
- Bank Cottage Bankside Ivy CottageGrade II
- Barn to North West of Manor HouseGrade II
- By the WayGrade II
- Church StepsGrade II
- Enton Mill and Enton Mill WestGrade II
- HillbrowGrade II
- LashamsGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Old Barn CottageGrade II
- Red Rose Cottages and the Donkey DoorGrade II
- Sun CottagesGrade II
- The White Hart HotelGrade II
- Tomb to John LeechGrade II
- Walled Garden to North of Manor HouseGrade II
- Walls and Gate to Witley ManorGrade II
- Well CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWitley 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.