About the St Margarets-at-Cliffe Conservation Area
The St Margarets-at-Cliffe Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 8 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.
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.
- Town and Country Planning Direction No. 2, 1974, Town and COuntry Planning General Development Order 1973Householder 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 MargaretGrade I
- Cliffe CottageGrade II
- Cliffe HouseGrade II
- Cliffe Tavern HotelGrade II
- Group of 3 Headstones About 3 to 6 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Group of 3 Headstones and Barrel Chest Tomb About 8 Metres North of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Group of 3 Headstones to Bowles Family About 15 Metres North West of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Group of 4 Headstones About 3 to 5 Metres East of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Headstone to Jane Kingham About 15 Metres East of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Headstone to Stephen Sayer About 8 Metres North East of Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Holly LodgeGrade II
- Hope InnGrade II
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- The Red Lion InnGrade II
- Townsend Farmhouse and Donkey Wheel HouseGrade II
- Two Headstones About 2 to 4 Metres North of Church of St MargaretGrade 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.