About the WRECCLESHAM FARNHAM Conservation Area
The WRECCLESHAM FARNHAM Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Waverley Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
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.
- West Cottage, 2 School Hill, Wrecclesham (1971)Householder works
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.
- 1 and 2 Weaver's CottagesGrade II
- 70 The StreetGrade II
- Albion CottagesGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- ColemansGrade II
- FairviewGrade II
- Garden Wall to North of Wrecclesham GrangeGrade II
- Knights AlmshousesGrade II
- Leyland HouseGrade II
- Limes Cottage the LimesGrade II
- Old Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Pitfield CottageGrade II
- StonecroftGrade II
- The Bear and Ragged Staff InnGrade II
- The Cricketers InnGrade II
- The Farnham Pottery, Including the Pottery Workshops, Kiln, Water Cistern, Entrance Block,Toilet Block, Former Forge, Mess Room and GarageGrade II
- The LinkGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Turner CottagesGrade II
- VinersmeadGrade II
- West CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWRECCLESHAM FARNHAM 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.