Planning in Waverley
Waverley Borough Council has 44 conservation areas and 29 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.
Conservation areas
44
Article 4 directions
29
Listed building outlines
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Planning applications
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not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Waverley and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- ALFOLDdesignated 1 January 1970
- BINSCOMBE GODALMINGdesignated 1 January 1981
- Birtley Green Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1989
- BLACKHEATH WONERSHdesignated 1 January 1983
- BOWLHEAD GREEN THURSLEYdesignated 1 January 1983
- BRAMLEYdesignated 1 January 1974
- Camelsdale and Hammerdesignated 1 January 1984
- Chiddingfold Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 2007
- CRANLEIGHdesignated 1 January 1973
- CROWNPITS GODALMINGdesignated 1 January 1984
- DUNSFOLDdesignated 1 January 1974
- ELSTEADdesignated 1 January 1974
- EWHURSTdesignated 1 January 1970
- EWHURST GREENdesignated 1 January 1974
- FARNHAMdesignated 1 January 1970
- FRENSHAMdesignated 1 January 1981
- Godalming Town Centre Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1974
- GREAT AUSTINS FARNHAMdesignated 1 January 1993
- Hambledon A & B Conservation Areasdesignated 1 January 1974
- Hascombe Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1981
- HASLEMEREdesignated 1 January 1974
- Milford Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1981
- MILLBRIDGE FRENSHAMdesignated 1 January 1974
- MUNSTEAD GODALMINGdesignated 1 January 1982
- Ockford Road Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1974
- OLD CHURCH LANE, FARNHAMdesignated 1 January 1988
- Peper Harow Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1981
- RIVER WEY AND GODALMING NAVIGATIONSdesignated 1 January 2000
- RIVER WEY HASLEMEREdesignated 1 January 1984
- SANDHILLS WITLEYdesignated 1 January 1984
- SHACKLEFORDdesignated 1 January 1981
- SHAMLEY GREENdesignated 1 January 1973
- Shepherd and Flock Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 2021
- ST. MARYS DUNSFOLDdesignated 1 January 1974
- THORNCOMBE STREET BRAMLEYdesignated 1 January 1982
- THURSLEYdesignated 1 January 1970
- TILFORDdesignated 1 January 1973
- WAVERLEY ABBEY FARNHAMdesignated 1 January 1989
- WESTBROOK B ELSTEAD
- Westbrook Green A & B Conservation Areasdesignated 1 January 1981
- WHEELER STREET WITLEYdesignated 1 January 1989
- Witley Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1980
- WONERSHdesignated 1 January 1973
- WRECCLESHAM FARNHAMdesignated 1 January 1973
Article 4 directions
- Beacon Hill Commercial Area (2022)2 August 2022
- Buildings Wood, Horsham Road, Ewhurst (1961)15 December 1961
- Farnham Trading Estate, Water Lane, Farnham (1965)12 October 1965
- Godalming Station Commercial Area (2022)2 August 2022
- Land Adjacent to Wildwood Golf Club Horsham Road, Alfold (2006)23 June 2006
- Land at 70 Middle Bourne Lane, Farnham (1966)23 February 1966
- Land at Cotton Farm, Holmbury St. Mary, Ewhurst (1998)28 August 1998
- Land at Fisher Lane, Dunsfold (1998)1 May 1998
- Land at George Eliot Close, Witley (2005)23 August 2005
- Land at Horsham Road, Alfold (2001)19 December 2001
- Land at Loxwood Road, Alfold (2005)2 December 2005
- Land at Norley Farm, Horsham Road, Cranleigh (2005)2 December 2005
- Land at Potato Copse, Witley (1975)4 November 1975
- Land at Runfold and West Farms, Farnham (1975)19 January 1983
- Land at Wishanger Farm and New Farm, Frensham (1966)29 July 1966
- Land encompassing Lane End and Millbridge (1958)17 February 1958
- Land off Salt Lane, Hydestile, Winkworth (1958)30 July 1958
- Land to the East of Plaistow Road, Dunsfold (2005)4 November 2005
- Land West of Green Lane, Farnham (1975)23 September 1975
- Long Garden Walk, Farnham (2006)5 May 2006
- Lowndes Buildings, Castle Street, Farnham (2006)5 May 2006
- Lythe Hill Estate, Haslemere (1976)2 June 1976
- Munstead Oaks, Brighton Road, Godalming (1960)7 September 1960
- Selected Properties in Chiddingfold (1983)20 January 1983
- South of Winterfold House, Barhatch Lane, Cranleigh (1988)21 October 1988
- Sunray Poultry Farm, Elstead (1965)28 March 1953
- Sydney Farm, Rosemary Lane, Alfold (1986)28 November 1986
- West Cottage, 2 School Hill, Wrecclesham (1971)26 April 1971
- Wood Farm, Portsmouth Road, Milford (2005)12 August 2005
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Waverley?
Waverley Borough Council has designated 44 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Waverley has 29 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Waverley Borough Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09