About the BRIDGE Conservation Area
The BRIDGE Conservation Area covers about 41 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 10 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 7 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.
- 27 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 29, 31, HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 26 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 5 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 7 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 9 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- 11 HIGH STREET, BRIDGEHouseholder works
- LYNTON COTTAGE, 79, 81 HIGH STREET,Householder works
- 50 HIGH STREET, DOVER COTTATEHouseholder works
- MAUDSLEY HOUSE, 47 HIGH STREET,BRIDGEHouseholder 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 PeterGrade II*
- 10 and 12, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 16a, High StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, High StreetGrade II
- 33, High StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 39 and 41, High StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 43, 45 and 45a, High StreetGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 69, High StreetGrade II
- 73, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 84, High StreetGrade II
- 88-96, High StreetGrade II
- Alexandra HouseGrade II
- Beresford LodgeGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Dover LodgeGrade II
- Flats 1, 2 and 3, East Bridge House and NetherburyGrade II
- Former White Horse InnGrade II
- Gordon HouseGrade II
- Lime CottageGrade II
- Lynton HouseGrade II
Show all 37 listed buildings ↓All 37 listed buildings
- Number 63, Ty Guyn and Number 65Grade II
- Numbers 15, 17, 19 (albany ) and 21 (albany House)Grade II
- River HouseGrade II
- Riverdale HouseGrade II
- Rosedale VillasGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The Plough and Harrow Public HouseGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Wall to the Churchyard of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Watling HouseGrade II
- WaysideGrade II
- Wych ElmGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBRIDGE 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.