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A series of Conservation Area leaflets are available to download from the "Leaflets and Forms" webpage.  Please see the link at the bottom of this page.

If you would like to find out if your properety is in a conservation area please visit our Integrated Spatial Information System (ISIS).  Input your address, then navigate to "Add other maps", then "planning maps".  Please see the link to ISIS at the bottom of this page.

Conservation area boundaries are illustrated on the Proposals Map in the Unitary Development Plan and can be identified in ISIS also.  Please see the link at the bottom of this page.

Local Resources

Conservation Areas Advisory Committees
The Borough has the benefit of three independent Conservation Areas Advisory Committees (CAACs) established to advise on planning applications and other matters which may affect the character or appearance of the Borough’s conservation areas.  They each have a similar constitution, and a membership composition composed of representatives from each area and from local amenity groups.  They meet every month at the Guildhall.  Their comments on planning applications are a material consideration in decision making, and any recommendation to approve that is contrary to the views of the CAAC must be determined by the relevant committee.

Surbiton CAAC
This CAAC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm at the Guidhall.

Kingston Town CAAC
This CAAC meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Guidhall.

Malden & Coombe CAAC
This CAAC meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7pm at the Guidhall.

For enquiries regarding any of the Conservation Areas Advisory Committees please contact the Conservation Team via the link at the bottom of the page.

National Resources

The Department for Communities and Local Government are the government department responsible for building regulations and planning in England.  It produces Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) and Planning Policy Guidance (PPGs) for planning departments.  PPG 15 deals specifically with Planning and the Historic Environment.

English Heritage works in partnership with the central government departments, local authorities, voluntary bodies and the private sector to conserve and enhance the historic environment, broaden public access to the heritage and increase people's understanding of the past

The Civic Trust works with people to promote thriving towns and villages, developing dynamic partnerships between communities, government and business to deliver regeneration and local improvement.

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is the professional institute which represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors.  The Institute exists to establish the highest standards of conservation practice to support the effective protection and enhancement of the historic environment.

The Department of Culture Media and Sports is responsible for deciding whether or not a building should be placed on the national schedule of listed buildings.  They seek expert advice from English Heritage. Look under their 'Historic Environment' section for more information on their functions.

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects.  Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.

The Victorian Society is the national society responsible for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture.

The Twentieth Century Society was founded as the Thirties Society in 1979.  The need for a specialised conservation society covering the period after 1914 (the limit of the scope of the Victorian Society) was increasingly appreciated in the 1970s as understanding and awareness of twentieth century design was developing