About the FORD, MAYPOLE AND OLDTREE ( HOATH ) Conservation Area
The FORD, MAYPOLE AND OLDTREE ( HOATH ) Conservation Area covers about 211 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Maypole Thatch, Grade II*. 3 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.
- LITTLE PADDOCK, MAYPOLE LANEHouseholder works
- OLD TREE HOUSE, OLD TREE ROADHouseholder works
- MILL VIEW, MAYPOLE LANEHouseholder 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.
- Maypole ThatchGrade II*
- Shelvingford FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn at Ford Manor Situated to North East of the HouseGrade II
- Ford Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Green Oak FarmGrade II
- Home Leigh Hurst CottageGrade II
- Maypole HouseGrade II
- My HomeGrade II
- Old Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Orchard HouseGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFORD, MAYPOLE AND OLDTREE ( HOATH ) 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.