About the The Kingston Conservation Area. registered 28.03.1995 Conservation Area
The The Kingston Conservation Area. registered 28.03.1995 Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Canterbury City Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 30 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.
- PILGRIMS COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE, KINGSTONHouseholder works
- THE OLD POST COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE, KINGSTONHouseholder works
- THE OLD FORGE, CHURCH LANE, KINGSTONHouseholder 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 GilesGrade I
- Ally CottageGrade II
- Black Robin Public HouseGrade II
- Kingston CourtGrade II
- Little CourtGrade II
- Railway CottageGrade II
- Rectory CottageGrade II
- WhitelocksGrade II
- Whitelocks FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Kingston Conservation Area. registered 28.03.1995 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.