About the HOATH, RUSHBOURNE AND TILE LODGE Conservation Area
The HOATH, RUSHBOURNE AND TILE LODGE Conservation Area covers about 89 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Cross, Grade II*. 4 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.
- Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016Householder works
- ROSARY FARMHOUSE, WOODVIEWChange of use
- GREENACRE, WOODVIEWHouseholder works
- KNAVES ASH HOUSE, CHURCH ROADHouseholder works
- THE BUNGALOW, HICKS FORSTAL 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.
- Church of the Holy CrossGrade II*
- Barn at Buckwell FarmGrade II
- Buckwell FarmhouseGrade II
- Hoath CourtGrade II
- Little Rushbourne FarmhouseGrade II
- Oasthouse at Buckwell FarmGrade II
- Oasthouses and Granary at Tile Lodge FarmGrade II
- Old Post OfficeGrade II
- RotherfieldGrade II
- Rushbourne ManorGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- Tile Lodge FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHOATH, RUSHBOURNE AND TILE LODGE 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.