About the Warehorne - The Green Conservation Area
The Warehorne - The Green Conservation Area covers about 2.9 hectares and was designated by Ashford Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Matthew, 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 MatthewGrade I
- 1-4, The GreenGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 50 Metres South West of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Chest Tomb and Headstone 1 to 3 Metres South of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Chest Tomb and Headstone About 15 Metres South West of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Chest Tomb to Hodges Family, About 15 Metres South of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Chest Tomb to Hodges Family, About 2 Metres South of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Churchfield TerraceGrade II
- Headstone to Margaret Burges, About 4 Metres South of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Headstone to Richard Jervis, About 10 Metres South West of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- MountfieldGrade II
- Pilgrims CottagesGrade II
- The Woolpack InnGrade II
- Two Headstones to Down Family About 20 Metres South West of Church of St MatthewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWarehorne - The Green 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.