A conservation area is a defined area within which the characteristics, historical content and visual amenity are deemed worthy of preservation. There is a set of guidelines relating to what you can't do in a conservation area without planning permission, similar to the restrictions placed on “listed” buildings. The Listed Buildings and Conservation Area Act of 1990 places a duty on the local planning authority to respect the characteristics and visual amenity of a conservation area when dealing with applications.

DEARDS END LANE CONSERVATON AREA:  

In April 1984 it was confirmed that the area from Deards Farm on Park Lane to the railway bridge at the north end of Deards End Lane met the criteria and was designated the Deards End Lane Conservation Area The designation was reviewed with minor alterations in April 2008.