About the Old Woking Conservation Area
The Old Woking Conservation Area covers about 9.6 hectares within Woking Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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.
- 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 PeterGrade I
- The Old Manor HouseGrade II*
- 6 Headstones and 1 Footstone in St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Headstone of James Hene in St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Hunt Tomb 10 Yards North East of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Lea Cottage Wey CottageGrade II
- Old Woking War MemorialGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old House Cottage and the Old HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Tomb of John Rawlings St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Vincent Tomb 1 Yard South East of South Chapel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- WeyleaGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Woking Conservation Area AppraisalWoking 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 Woking Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.