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01Areas we cover

Architectural drawings for homes in Esher

Anyone planning a bigger roof in Esher should read the conservation-area appraisal before choosing a designer, because it says what the council has seen go wrong. The area also touches the Green Belt, so a second policy test sits behind the first. We read both before the first sketch.

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    02The record

    Esher on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areaEsherNo periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local factEsher Conservation Area was designated on 31 July 1973 by Surrey County Council and later extended by Elmbridge to include Clive Road, and again on 27 February 2008.No periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationplanning.data.gov.uk records the Esher conservation area as intersecting the Elmbridge Green Belt.No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Local factEsher Conservation Area Character Appraisal & Management Proposals (endorsed by Planning Committee 2008)endorsedelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local factBulky mansard roofs and very large pitched roofs concealing extra storeys have generally not worked visually and are best avoided.No periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Conservation areas25 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries512 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

    Esher1 conservation area
    Conservation areas named for Esher
    • Esher: designation date not recorded
    Rear view of brick terraced houses in London with slate roofs and chimney stacks along the shared roofline
    Photograph: Ben Hadfield

    03The drawing

    Constraints check: ElmbridgeA, Conservation areas: 25 named conservation areas published by the council. B, Listed building entries: 512 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary). C, Heritage at Risk entries: 4 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)25Conservation areasA512Listed building entriesB4Heritage at Risk entriesC

    Constraints check: Elmbridge

    What we check first on any address in Elmbridge. Counts are for the whole council area.

    A Conservation areas
    25 named conservation areas published by the council
    B Listed building entries
    512 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)
    C Heritage at Risk entries
    4 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)
    A period street in three dimensions3D
    Scroll the page: the model turns with it.

    04The brief

    What the Esher appraisal says about roofs

    Esher Conservation Area was designated on 31 July 1973 by Surrey County Council and later extended by Elmbridge to include Clive Road, and again on 27 February 2008. The council's document is the Esher Conservation Area Character Appraisal & Management Proposals (endorsed by Planning Committee 2008).

    Its advice on roofs is specific. On mansards: Bulky mansard roofs and very large pitched roofs concealing extra storeys have generally not worked visually and are best avoided. On dormers: Dormers should generally be avoided outside High Street and Church Street; avoid front rooflights where possible. That shapes a loft scheme before a line is drawn.

    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots

    05The detail

    Lakeside Drive and the Green Belt edge

    Lakeside Drive Conservation Area, designated on 26 November 2013, is a 1970s development of individually designed modular houses around a lake from a 19th-century landscape.

    planning.data.gov.uk records the Esher conservation area as intersecting the Elmbridge Green Belt. The Green Belt is a separate policy test from the conservation area, so we check the boundary at the constraints stage and not after the design is agreed.

    Listed houses and the council's record

    Elmbridge holds 512 list entries, 8 of them at Grade I, and 25 conservation areas. It granted 81.8% of its listed building consent decisions in the latest year, which says nothing certain about yours.

    If your Esher house is listed, our guide to listed building consent drawings covers the consent beside planning.

    A roof that works, a basement that stays below, and the next village

    Because the appraisal resists a bulky roof, our guide to mansard roof drawings explains how a smaller, better-judged scheme can still make the loft useful.

    For a lower-ground room see basement conversion drawings. Cobham and Weybridge answer to the same council, so the Cobham and Weybridge pages are the place to see how Elmbridge reads other villages and a different set of appraisals.

    Planning sheet for a single-storey rear extension: proposed ground floor plan and rear elevation, with the Property Architecture title block
    Sample drawing. Proposed plan and rear elevation from a planning application set, sheet 03 at 1:50.

    06The papers

    What the drawings rest on

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential streetPlanning drawings
    Photograph: Altaf Shah
    Building regulations section through a rear extension, with the roof, floor, wall and foundation build-ups labelled
    Sample drawing. Section A-A with the build-ups building control checks, sheet 07 at 1:50.

    07Correspondence

    Questions

    Can I add a dormer to a house in the Esher conservation area?

    The appraisal advises caution: Dormers should generally be avoided outside High Street and Church Street; avoid front rooflights where possible. We read it against your street before we draw.

    Is a mansard roof realistic in Esher?

    The appraisal says: Bulky mansard roofs and very large pitched roofs concealing extra storeys have generally not worked visually and are best avoided. A modest roof change is a better starting point, and we show the options.

    Does the Green Belt affect an extension to my Esher house?

    planning.data.gov.uk records the Esher conservation area as intersecting the Elmbridge Green Belt. That is a different test from the character of the conservation area, so we mark where your plot sits against both before you commit to a footprint.

    Should I fit rooflights on the front slope in Esher?

    The appraisal asks for restraint at the front: Dormers should generally be avoided outside High Street and Church Street; avoid front rooflights where possible. Rooflights on the rear slope are a gentler place to start, and we draw both so you can see the difference from the road.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner

    25

    named conservation areas published by the council

    Conservation areas, Elmbridge. Source: planning.data.gov.uk

    Photograph: Tom McCarten

    08Further reading

    Nearby neighbourhoods

    09Sources

    Sources and dates

    Licences

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