ICKHAM-WICKHAMBREAUX-SEATONConservation Area

What being inside the ICKHAM-WICKHAMBREAUX-SEATON Conservation Area means for extensions, lofts, windows and trees — and how to check whether your house is inside the boundary.

Designated

1969

Size

139 ha

Listed buildings inside

54

Article 4

32 found

500 m
Conservation area Listed building

About the ICKHAM-WICKHAMBREAUX-SEATON Conservation Area

The ICKHAM-WICKHAMBREAUX-SEATON Conservation Area covers about 139 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 54 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 32 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 36 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 2, 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.

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.

  • MILL HOUSE (SEATON MILL) SEATON ROADHouseholder works
  • MILL END, SEATON ROADHouseholder works
  • WATERFALL COTTAGE, SEATON ROADHouseholder works
  • WEST COTTAGE, SEATON ROADHouseholder works
  • CORNER HOUSE, SEATON ROADHouseholder works
  • THE OLD SWEET SHOP, THE STREET, ICKHAMChange of use
  • 1 OAST COTTAGES, THE STREET, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • 2 OAST COTTAGES, THE STREET, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • 3 OAST COTTAGES, THE STREET, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • BAYE COTTAGE, BAYE LANE, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • TREASURY OAST, DRILL LANE, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • FOLLY COTTAGE, DRILL LANE, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • THE FORGE, THE STREET, ICKHAMHouseholder works
  • ROSEMARY COTTAGE, WICKHAM LANE, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • WHITE'S COTTAGES, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • CHIMNEY POT COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • WHITE COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 2 SCHOOL COTTAGES, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 1 SCHOOL COTTAGES, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • OAST HOUSE, THE GREEN, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • THE MILL HOUSE, THE GREEN, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • HEWSON COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • WALNUT COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 1,2,3,4,5, AND 6 THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • STAR COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 1 SEATON ROAD COTTAGES, SEATON ROAD, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 2 SEATON ROAD COTTAGES, SEATON ROAD, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 3 SEATON ROAD COTTAGES, SEATON ROAD, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • 4 SEATON ROAD COTTAGES, SEATON ROAD, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • The Water Mill, WickhambreauxHouseholder works
  • VIEW COTTAGE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • WYTLEN, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder works
  • ST. ANNE, THE STREET, WICKHAMBREAUXHouseholder 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.

Show all 54 listed buildings ↓

The council’s appraisal

WEBICKHAM-WICKHAMBREAUX-SEATON 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.