About the Alkham Conservation Area
The Alkham Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Anthony the Martyr, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Alkham CA
- 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.
- Church of St Anthony the MartyrGrade I
- Box Tree CottageGrade II
- Coachman's CottageGrade II
- Forstal CottageGrade II
- Gate Piers and Walls About 50 Metres East of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Group of 4 Headstones About 15 Metres South West of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- Group of 4 Headstones About 30 Metres South of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- Halton CourtGrade II
- Headstone to John White About 5 Metres South of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- Headstone William Kinham, About 20 Metres South of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- Malmains ManorGrade II
- Marquis of GranbyGrade II
- Memorial to Susan Smith Et Al, About 20 Metres South East of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- North Hill CottageGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Two Headstones About 10 Metres South of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
- Two Headstones About 15 Metres Due South of Church of St AnthonyGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Dover District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.