About the Elmstone Conservation Area
The Elmstone Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Elmstone Church (dedication Unknown), Grade II*.
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.
- Elmstone Church (dedication Unknown)Grade II*
- Elmstone CourtGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Headstone to Edmund Gibbs, About 1 Metre South of Nave of Elmstone ChurchGrade II
- How Wood CottageGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Littlewick CottageGrade II
- Old Brooke HouseGrade II
- Padbrook CottageGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- Two Chest Tombs to William and Edmund Gibbs About 3 and 10 Metres South of Elmstone ChurchGrade 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.