A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character of which it is desirable to preserve and enhance.
Conservation areas
Conservation areas are defined in law as 'an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character of which it is desirable to preserve and enhance'.
This means that if you own or live in a property in a conservation area, there will be tighter restrictions making it more likely that you will need to apply for planning permission. Restrictions are not to prevent development, but to make sure that changes enhance the special architectural or historic qualities of an area and so protect its special character.
The Planning Portal provides a useful set of guidelines, which outline when you will need planning permission in addition to normal planning controls. You must include a heritage impact statement in a planning application that affects a listed building or a conservation area.
Use our interactive map to see if you're in one of the nine designated conservation areas in Rushmoor. You can also view the documents below.
Conservation area documents
We have produced a Conservation Area Overview Document that sets out the context in which conservation areas in Rushmoor have been designated.
It includes the legislative and planning policy framework, as well as the geographic and historic setting of the area.
The overview document should be read alongside the individual character appraisals and management plans for each conservation area.
You can find out more information about each conservation area below:
- Aldershot Military
- Aldershot West
- Basingstoke Canal
- Cargate
- Farnborough Hill
- Farnborough Street
- Manor Park
- St Michael's Abbey
- South Farnborough
Trees in conservation areas
If you want to cut down, or carry out any work to, a tree in a conservation area, you must tell us at least six weeks beforehand.
You can find out more on our protected trees page.
Article 4 directions
There are Article 4 directions which remove some permitted development rights in some of the conservation areas.
You can find out more on our Article 4 directions page.
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