About the Pluckley Conservation Area
The Pluckley Conservation Area covers about 7.3 hectares and was designated by Ashford Borough Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I.
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 Pluckley 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.
- Church of St NicholasGrade I
- Church Gates Church Gates CottageGrade II
- Cliffe CottageGrade II
- Coopers CottageGrade II
- Corner House and Church GatesGrade II
- Fir Tree CottageGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Forge Hill HouseGrade II
- Gate Lodge to Former Surrenden Dering, 300 Metres to South East of Church of St Nicholas, PluckleyGrade II
- Pluckley Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- The Black Horse InnGrade II
- The Butchers Shop and Street HouseGrade II
- The Old Bakery the Post Office StoresGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- Tollgate HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPluckley 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.