About the Sutton Conservation Area
The Sutton Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Dover District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II*. 4 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.
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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Church HouseGrade II
- Flintstone CottageGrade II
- Headstone to John Andjoyce Dilnot About 4 Metres East of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Headstone to John Garnett About 2 Metres North of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Sutton CourtGrade II
- The BootGrade II
- The YewsGrade II
- Tomb Chest and Headstone to Marsh Family About 1 Metre North of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Upper FarmGrade 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.