About the Mersham Conservation Area
The Mersham Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares and was designated by Ashford Borough Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Newhouse, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Mersham CA
- 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.
- NewhouseGrade II*
- 15, The StreetGrade II
- 16 and 16a, The StreetGrade II
- Bower CottagesGrade II
- BurgateGrade II
- Chestnut VillasGrade II
- Coachhouse and Garden Walls Attached, About 10 Metres to East and South of BurgateGrade II
- Garden Walls to West and North West of NewhouseGrade II
- Glebe House and Wall AttachedGrade II
- Hatch Cottage Little HatchGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mersham Stores, Post Office and Hollyhock CottageGrade II
- Stable Block and Gardeners Cottage, NewhouseGrade II
- The Old Gate House Including Attached Raised FootwayGrade II
- The Royal Oak and House/office AttachedGrade II
- The StablesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMersham 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.