About the OLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998 Conservation Area
The OLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998 Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1998. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is The Hoystings, Grade II*. 16 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 9 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
- COSSINGTON ROAD 1,1A,1BHouseholder works
- COSSINGTON ROAD 11 TO 33 (ODD)Householder works
- COSSINGTON ROAD 39Householder works
- COSSINGTON ROAD 51 TO 61 (ODD)Householder works
- COSSINGTON ROAD 42 TO 50 (EVEN)Householder works
- DOVER STREET 17,18Householder works
- DOVER STREET 56A,57 TO 60Householder works
- DOVER STREET 55Householder works
- DOVER STREET WINSLOW LODGEHouseholder works
- OLD DOVER ROAD 22, 24Householder works
- OLD DOVER ROAD 36 TO 44 (EVEN)Householder works
- VERNON PLACE 1 TO 9Householder works
- VERNON PLACE 10, 11Householder works
- VERNON PLACE 12 TO 20Householder works
- COSSINGTON ROAD 16 TO 32 (EVEN), OLD DOVER ROAD 41 TO 63 (ODD)Householder 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.
- The HoystingsGrade II*
- 1, Oaten Hill PlaceGrade II
- 11, Upper Bridge StreetGrade II
- 12-16, Dover StreetGrade II
- 121 and 123, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- 16 and 17, Oaten HillGrade II
- 18-22, Oaten HillGrade II
- 19-33, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- 19, Dover StreetGrade II
- 2-4, Oaten HillGrade II
- 2-5, Dover StreetGrade II
- 20 Dover StreetGrade II
- 21-28, Dover StreetGrade II
- 28, Oaten HillGrade II
- 29 and 30, Dover StreetGrade II
- 29-34, St George's PlaceGrade II
- 32 and 33, Dover StreetGrade II
- 34-36, Dover StreetGrade II
- 37-40, Dover StreetGrade II
- 37, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- 4, Oaten Hill PlaceGrade II
- 45 and 46, Dover StreetGrade II
- 46, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- 47 and 48, Dover StreetGrade II
Show all 46 listed buildings ↓All 46 listed buildings
- 48 AND 50, OLD DOVER ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5, Oaten HillGrade II
- 52, Dover StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7, Oaten HillGrade II
- 6, OATEN HILL PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 81a, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- Cricket Field HouseGrade II
- Cross Keys InnGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Former Stable Adjoining No. 79Grade II
- Garden Wall to No 136Grade II
- Kent and Canterbury ClubGrade II
- MaltingsGrade II
- Oast Cottage the CottageGrade II
- Oaten Hill HouseGrade II
- Old City of Canterbury Public HouseGrade II
- St Sepulchre'sGrade II
- Sundial HouseGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The Old Forge, 81, Old Dover RoadGrade II
- The ShrubberyGrade II
- Vernon GrangeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBOLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998 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.