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01Areas we cover

Weybridge houses and the conservation areas around them

Weybridge sits across five conservation areas, from a town centre appraisal that governs roofs to a modern estate protected as heritage. We prepare planning, listed building and Building Regulations drawings that start from the rule on your street.

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    02The record

    Weybridge on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areaWeybridgeNo periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local factTemplemere is a 1960s development of 65 houses in 12 acres of historic grounds, designated a conservation area on 13 June 2017.No periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local fact25 April 1977; extended 6 December 2006No periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local factRoofs should be pitched in plain clay tile or natural slate; dormers and rooflights avoided unless modest and out of public view.No periodelmbridge.gov.uk
    Local factWhere original windows survive there should be a presumption for retention and thermal retrofitting rather than replacement.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
    Listed building consents granted (PS2)81.8 % granted2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

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

    Weybridge4 conservation areas
    Conservation areas named for Weybridge
    • Weybridge: designation date not recorded
    • Weybridge Monument Green: designation date not recorded
    • Wey Navigation: designation date not recorded
    • Brooklands: designation date not recorded
    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots
    Photograph: Lorenc Memaga

    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

    Roofs in the town centre conservation area

    The Weybridge town centre conservation area was designated 25 April 1977; extended 6 December 2006, and its guidance is the document an officer reads your drawings against: Weybridge Town Centre Conservation Area Character Appraisal & Management Proposals (2006).

    On roofs it says: Roofs should be pitched in plain clay tile or natural slate; dormers and rooflights avoided unless modest and out of public view. A loft scheme here is drawn to that sentence. Our mansard roof drawings page shows how we handle roof form in a sensitive setting.

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street

    05The detail

    Templemere: a modern estate treated as heritage

    Templemere is a 1960s development of 65 houses in 12 acres of historic grounds, designated a conservation area on 13 June 2017. Age alone does not decide the rules, so we read the area's own guidance.

    The area's guidance on windows reads: Where original windows survive there should be a presumption for retention and thermal retrofitting rather than replacement. We design replacements and thermal upgrades round the originals before suggesting new frames.

    Monument Green, the Wey Navigation and Brooklands

    Weybridge Monument Green was designated 28 November 1990, and its guidance is the Weybridge Monument Green Character Appraisal & Management Proposals (2006). Wey Navigation follows the waterway and was designated 2 January 2002, so for a house near the river we check whether its boundary touches that area before we assume the town centre rules apply.

    Brooklands completes the five. Elmbridge publishes 25 conservation areas in all, so a few streets away you may be under a different regime. Neighbouring Cobham shows how much the borough varies: see architectural drawings in Cobham.

    Listed buildings in Elmbridge

    Historic England holds 512 list entries in Elmbridge, with 480 at Grade II. In its latest published year the council decided 33 applications for listed building consent to alter or extend and granted 81.8% of them, a record of past decisions rather than a promise.

    If your house is listed, we prepare the listed building consent drawings alongside any planning application. In Richmond, under a different council, the controls change again: see architectural drawings in Richmond.

    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

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street cornerMeasured surveys
    Photograph: Tom McCarten
    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

    Which Weybridge conservation area is my house in?

    The candidates are the Weybridge town centre area, Weybridge Monument Green, Templemere, Wey Navigation and Brooklands. We check the address against all of them, plus listed status and trees, in the free constraints check.

    Is a dormer ever possible on a house in Weybridge town centre?

    Roofs should be pitched in plain clay tile or natural slate; dormers and rooflights avoided unless modest and out of public view. A dormer on a street-facing slope is the case that wording sets against, so a workable scheme is usually modest and sits on a slope the public cannot see. We check sightlines from the street and tell you whether the roof can take one at all.

    Can I replace the original windows in a Templemere house?

    Templemere is a 1960s development of 65 houses in 12 acres of historic grounds, designated a conservation area on 13 June 2017. The area's rule presumes retention and retrofit, so we survey the original frames first and show the existing frame and the thermal upgrade on one detail. A full replacement would need a case that retrofit cannot work.

    What do drawings cost for Templemere windows or a town-centre dormer?

    The quote is a fixed sum, VAT included, and its scope follows the job. A Templemere upgrade needs a survey of the originals and a detail sheet, and a town-centre dormer needs sightline drawings. Basement drawings begin at £1,995, and mansard drawings begin at £845.

    Rear view of brick terraced houses in London with slate roofs and chimney stacks along the shared roofline

    81.8%

    granted

    Listed building consents granted (PS2), Elmbridge, 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026). Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    Photograph: Ben Hadfield

    08Further reading

    Nearby neighbourhoods

    09Sources

    Sources and dates

    Licences

    Kensington street lined with brick townhouses and lit streetlamps beneath an orange dusk sky

    Send us the address of your house.

    We look up the conservation area, listing and Article 4 position, then reply with a fixed fee. A message before 3pm is answered the same working day.

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    Architectural drawings in Weybridge conservation areas