A gallery built around one artist
Watts Gallery, founded in 1904, is the only UK gallery devoted entirely to the work of G. F. Watts, displaying paintings spanning some seventy years of his career. The nearby Watts Cemetery Chapel is a Grade I listed building, and Loseley Park lies around a mile's walk from the gallery.
A village with its own parish council
Compton has its own parish council, which receives a small precept collected through Guildford Borough Council tax, reflecting Compton's position within the Borough of Guildford rather than Waverley.
Council
Guildford Borough Council covers planning and building control in Compton, a different authority from the one responsible for Godalming a short distance to the south.
Frequently asked questions
Is Watts Gallery in Compton?+
Yes, it sits in the village, the only UK gallery devoted entirely to the painter G. F. Watts.
Which council covers Compton?+
Guildford Borough Council, a different authority from the one covering Godalming.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Waverley Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Godalming and most of the surrounding villages.
- Guildford Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Guildford and the villages to its west and south, a different borough from Waverley.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.
- Planning Portal – Outbuildings — National guidance on permitted development rules for garden buildings and outbuildings, including height and coverage limits.