About the The Herne Conservation Area
The The Herne Conservation Area covers about 117 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, Grade I. 12 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 16 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 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.
- 42 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 46 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 22 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 24 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 26 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 28 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder works
- 29 LOWER HERNE ROAD, HERNEHouseholder works
- WHITE COTTAGE, 43 LOWER HERNE ROAD, HERNEHouseholder works
- 37 LOWER HERNE ROAD, HERNE (STRODE COTTAGE)Householder works
- 39 LOWER HERNE ROAD, HERNE (STRODE COTTAGE)Householder works
- PRIMROSE COTTAGE, CANTERBURY ROAD, HERNEHouseholder works
- 44 HERNE STREET, HERNEHouseholder 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 MartinGrade I
- 13 and 15, School LaneGrade II
- 21 and 23, School LaneGrade II
- 9, School LaneGrade II
- Belsey CottageGrade II
- Busheyfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
- Chestnut Cottage Globe CottageGrade II
- Church View Leo CottageGrade II
- Colonial Cottage SunnysideGrade II
- Forge Cottage Street CottageGrade II
- Herne Grove FarmhouseGrade II
- Herne Post OfficeGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Hill Cottages the RisingsGrade II
- Horninglow CottageGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Myrtle CottagesGrade II
- Ridley CottagesGrade II
- Smugglers CottagesGrade II
- Smugglers HauntGrade II
- St ChristophersGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- Street HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Herne 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.