About the CANTERBURY ( ST MARTIN'S ) Conservation Area
The CANTERBURY ( ST MARTIN'S ) Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, Grade I. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016Householder works
- NORTH HOLMES ROAD 1 TO 4 PRIORY COTTAGESHouseholder works
- NORTH HOLMES ROAD, GLEBE CORNERHouseholder works
- PADDOCK, THE (SPRING LANE) 8 TO 15, 20 TO 28, ST MARTIN'S HILL 8 TO 20Householder works
- PADDOCK, THE (SPRING LANE) 16 TO 19Householder 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 MartinGrade I
- 1, St Martin's HillGrade II
- 11 and 13, St Martin's HillGrade II
- 3 and 5, St Martin's HillGrade II
- 7, St Martin's HillGrade II
- 9, St Martin's HillGrade II
- Barton CourtGrade II
- East Kent Sessions HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to St Martin's PrioryGrade II
- Gatepier and Wall to north side of Longport and west side of North Holmes Road, former Her Majesty's Prison CanterburyGrade II
- John Smith's HospitalGrade II
- Lychgate to St Martin's ChurchGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Querns WindmillGrade II
- St Martin's PrioryGrade II
- Wall and Railings to former Sessions House and Canterbury PrisonGrade II
- Wall Surrounding ChurchyardGrade II
- Wall to Left of East Kent Sessions HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCANTERBURY ( ST MARTIN'S ) 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.