About the BARHAM - DERRINGSTONE The Derringstone Conservation Area
The BARHAM - DERRINGSTONE The Derringstone Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings, all Grade II. 6 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
- THE WOODMAN, DERRINGSTONE HILLHouseholder works
- WOODMANS COTTAGE, DERRINGSTONE HILLHouseholder works
- VIRGINIA COTTAGE, DERRINGSTONE HILLHouseholder works
- PENNYCOTT, DERRINGSTONE HILLHouseholder works
- IVY COTTAGE, RAILWAY HILLHouseholder works
- BARN TO HEASELANDS, SOUTH BARHAM ROADHouseholder 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.
- 4, Derringstone GreenGrade II
- Barham Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Beggars Cottage Finch Cottage Meadow CottageGrade II
- Broome CottageGrade II
- Brown CottageGrade II
- CornerwaysGrade II
- Days CottageGrade II
- Derringstone Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Derringstone Hill HouseGrade II
- Derringstone ManorGrade II
- Duniston CourtGrade II
- Farm CottageGrade II
- Footbridge at FordGrade II
- Ford CottageGrade II
- Friends CottageGrade II
- HeaselandsGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Jock's LodgeGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Railway CottagesGrade II
- Sydney HouseGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBARHAM - DERRINGSTONE The Derringstone 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.