About the PATRIXBOURNE Conservation Area
The PATRIXBOURNE Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- 1 VINE COTTAGE, OLD PALACE ROAD, PATRIXBOURNEHouseholder works
- 2 VINE COTTAGE, OLD PALACE ROAD, PATRIXBOURNEHouseholder works
- RIVERSIDE, 1 AND 2 RIVERSIDE COTTAGES, OLD PALACE ROAD, PATRIXBOURNEHouseholder 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 MaryGrade I
- 1, 2 and 3, The GreenGrade II
- Barton Cottage Crest CottageGrade II
- Bifrons CottageGrade II
- Bridge Over Nail BourneGrade II
- Court Cottage Tudor CottageGrade II
- Footbridge Near the GreenGrade II
- Former OasthouseGrade II
- Godden HouseGrade II
- Lion CottageGrade II
- Oast CottagesGrade II
- Riverside CottagesGrade II
- Sondes HouseGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The North East Lodge of the Demolished Mansion BifronsGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Waterfall CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPATRIXBOURNE 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.