About the Deal - Middle Street Conservation Area
The Deal - Middle Street Conservation Area covers about 3.4 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
- Article 4(2) Direction No. 1 2000, Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order 1995Householder 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 GeorgeGrade II*
- St George's Church Memorial Cross, DealGrade II*
- 1, College RoadGrade II
- 115, High StreetGrade II
- 117 and 117a, High StreetGrade II
- 119, High StreetGrade II
- 121, High StreetGrade II
- 123, High StreetGrade II
- 125, High StreetGrade II
- 127, High StreetGrade II
- 19-31, Union RoadGrade II
- 2, Market StreetGrade II
- 71, MIDDLE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 73, Middle StreetGrade II
- Head Post OfficeGrade II
- House to West of No 2Grade II
- The AnchorageGrade II
- The Five BellsGrade II
- The Town HallGrade 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.