About the Brabourne Conservation Area
The Brabourne Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Ashford Borough Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- 1-3, The StreetGrade II
- Applegarth (the Former Post Office)Grade II
- Barn About 10 Metres South of Penstock HallGrade II
- Barn About 20 Metres South West of Penstock HallGrade II
- Barn About 50 Metres South West of Court Lodge (tr 102 418)Grade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Coachhouse and Stables About 10 Metres North of Coquet LodgeGrade II
- Coquet LodgeGrade II
- Court Lodge and Courtyard to RearGrade II
- Courtyard and Building Immediately to East of and Adjoining Court LodgeGrade II
- Egerton CottagesGrade II
- Gates and Railings to Brabourne Churchyard Between Coquet Lodge and Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of 4 Headstones 10 to 15 Metres North West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone to Ann Caistor, About 25 Metres North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hill ViewGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Malthouse and Oast With Wall and Gate About 15 Metres West and South West of Ivy CottageGrade II
- Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Penstock HallGrade II
- St CyriacGrade II
- The Five BellsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrabourne Conservation Area AppraisalAshford Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Ashford Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.