About the BARHAM Conservation Area
The BARHAM Conservation Area covers about 83 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. 6 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 12 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- FLINT, COTTAGE, VALLEY ROADHouseholder works
- MILLERS COTTAGE, VALLEY ROADHouseholder works
- CHERRY TREE COTTAGE, VALLEY ROADHouseholder works
- PORTLAND HOUSE, VALLEY ROADHouseholder works
- TIRRIL, CHURCH LANEHouseholder works
- BLYTHE COTTAGE, THE STREETHouseholder works
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 John the BaptistGrade I
- Anne Court Barham CourtGrade II*
- Barham Court Farm BarnGrade II
- Barham House Nursing HomeGrade II
- Blacking Bottle Cottage, Bay Tree Cottage, Rose Cottage and JasmineGrade II
- Bridge CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Clare CottageGrade II
- Court CottageGrade II
- Dane CottageGrade II
- Egerton HouseGrade II
- Farm Cottages, Barham CourtGrade II
- Old Well House Rose CottageGrade II
- Riverside Riverside CottageGrade II
- Sleepers Cottage and Dering CottageGrade II
- The Garden Wall of Barham Court and Anne CourtGrade II
- The Little ManorGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old Dairy HouseGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Theberton HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBARHAM Conservation Area AppraisalCanterbury City 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 Canterbury City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.