About the Heronden Conservation Area
The Heronden Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Heronden, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Heronden 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.
- HerondenGrade II*
- Barn About 20 Metres South of HerondenGrade II
- Barn and Outhouse About 40 Metres South East of HerondenGrade II
- Granary/stables About 30 Metres South East of HerondenGrade II
- Lower Heronden FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables and Wall About 55 Metres South East of HerondenGrade II
- Walls and Gatepiers to South and East of Heronden and Enclosing Lower CourtyardGrade 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.