About the CANTERBURY ST STEPHEN'S NO.2 (Canterbury Conservation Area) registered 18.11.1974 Conservation Area
The CANTERBURY ST STEPHEN'S NO.2 (Canterbury Conservation Area) registered 18.11.1974 Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Stephen, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 2 Tree Preservation Order records 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.
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
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 StephenGrade I
- Manwood's HospitalGrade II*
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- HarfleteGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Old St Stephen's SchoolGrade II
- The Glebe HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Vicarage, HackingtonGrade II
- Ye Olde Beverlie InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCANTERBURY ST STEPHEN'S NO.2 (Canterbury Conservation Area) registered 18.11.1974 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.