About the The Chartham Conservation Area Registered 25.09.1992 Conservation Area
The The Chartham Conservation Area Registered 25.09.1992 Conservation Area covers about 124 hectares within Canterbury City Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 8 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.
- 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.
- 3 DEANERY FARM COTTAGES, BOLTS HILLChange of use
- 4 DEANERY FARM COTTAGES, BOLTS HILLChange of use
- 1 BOX TREE COTTAGES, BOLTS HILLHouseholder works
- 2 BOX TREE COTTAGES, BOLTS HILLHouseholder works
- RIVERSIDE GATEHOUSE, RIVERSIDEHouseholder works
- 38, 40 SHALMSFORD STREET, ADAMS COTTAGESHouseholder works
- 1, 3, 5, SHALMSFORD STREETHouseholder 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
- The DeaneryGrade II*
- 4, The SquareGrade II
- Barn at Burnt House Farm Situated to North of FarmhouseGrade II
- Bedford HouseGrade II
- Box Tree HouseGrade II
- Burnt House Farmhouse and the Oast HouseGrade II
- Chartham Corn MillGrade II
- Chartham War MemorialGrade II
- De L'angle House Petite De L'angleGrade II
- Deanery CottageGrade II
- Dovecote at Burnt House Farm Situated to the East of the BarnGrade II
- Former Cross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- Former King's Head InnGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk on GreenGrade II
- Numbers 1, 2 and 3 Barn CottagesGrade II
- Numbers 4 and 5 Barn CottagesGrade II
- Oast and Stables at Deanery FarmGrade II
- Oast CottageGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Post House, Middleton Cottage and Eve CottageGrade II
- Rattington HouseGrade II
- Rentain CottageGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Rentain FarmhouseGrade II
- Riverview CottageGrade II
- Shalmsford Bridge ManorGrade II
- Shalmsford FarmhouseGrade II
- Tanthorn CottageGrade II
- The Artichoke InnGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Chartham Conservation Area Registered 25.09.1992 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.