About the Ash - The Street Conservation Area
The Ash - The Street Conservation Area covers about 5.4 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 48 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 46 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. 3 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.
- Church of St NicholasGrade I
- Chilton HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Goodban SquareGrade II
- 30 and 32, The StreetGrade II
- 34, The StreetGrade II
- 36, The StreetGrade II
- 37, The StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42 The StreetGrade II
- 41, The StreetGrade II
- 57a and 57b, The StreetGrade II
- 61 and 63, The StreetGrade II
- 79 and 79A The StreetGrade II
- 81 83 and 83A The StreetGrade II
- 87 and 89, The StreetGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Cape HouseGrade II
- Chequer LodgeGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 2 Metres North East of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Chest Tomb For Tomlin Family, About 3 Metres East of North Porch of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Chest Tomb For Wood Family, About 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Chilton CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers About 20 Metres North of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- CobwebsGrade II
- Diamond CottageGrade II
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- Forge Cottage and Pearl CottageGrade II
- Former Lion HotelGrade II
- Garden Wall About 10 Metres North of and Returned to Spencer HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate About 5 Metres North of Chilton HouseGrade II
- Georgian HouseGrade II
- Griffin CottageGrade II
- Group of Chest Tomb and 5 Headstones, About 30 Metres North West of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Hardens Cottage and Cherry Tree CottageGrade II
- Meadow ViewGrade II
- Monument About 1 Metre South of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Norfolk HouseGrade II
- Pair of Headstones, About 1 Metre North of North Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Pair of Tomb Chests About 30 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Pump Cottage Yeoman ThatchGrade II
- Ship HouseGrade II
- Shipyard CottagesGrade II
- Solly CottageGrade II
- Spencer HouseGrade II
- StuartsGrade II
- The Chequer InnGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- Vine Cottage Vine HouseGrade II
- Wall to Chilton House, About 5 Metres South of Chilton CottageGrade II
- Young's CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.