About the Sandwich - St Barts Conservation Area
The Sandwich - St Barts Conservation Area covers about 2.0 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Chapel of St Bartholomew, 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.
- 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.
- Chapel of St BartholomewGrade I
- BartlemasGrade II*
- 1, St BartholomewsGrade II
- 11, St BartholomewsGrade II
- 12, St BartholomewsGrade II
- 2 and 3, St BartholomewsGrade II
- 6, St BartholomewsGrade II
- 8, St BartholomewsGrade II
- Former St Barts House (Wardens House)Grade II
- Front boundary walling to Dover Road of No 16 St BartholomewsGrade II
- Long Barn Adjoining Boundary of Bartlemas and to the North West of No 14 St BartsGrade II
- St BartsGrade II
- St BartsGrade II
- St BartsGrade II
- Stone Wall on South Side of St Barts Road, To the North West of the Long BarnGrade II
- Water Pump Adjoining the Chapel Wall on the North East Side of the ChapelGrade 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.