About the Hook Green Conservation Area
The Hook Green Conservation Area covers about 5.1 hectares and was designated by Dartford Borough Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Friary Court Friary Court and Old Friary Old Friary, Grade II*. 19 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.
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.
- Friary Court Friary Court and Old Friary Old FriaryGrade II*
- The LimesGrade II*
- Former barn range with hop kilns approximately 40 metres to south of Hook Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to South and East of the Limes Fronting Road, From the Outbuilding to South of Hook Green Farmhouse to the Barn at Hook Green FarmGrade II
- Hook Green BarnGrade II
- Hook PlaceGrade II
- Privies Block to East of the LimesGrade II
- Wall Running South From South East Corner of Hook Place, And Gazebo at South End of WallGrade II
- Weavers CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHook Green Conservation Area AppraisalDartford Borough 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 Dartford Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.