About the Lympne Conservation Area
The Lympne Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Folkestone and Hythe Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Stephen, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Lympne 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.
- Church of St StephenGrade I
- Lympne CastleGrade I
- Lympne HallGrade II
- Monument to Cathirn Knatchbull About 1 Metre North of North Aisle of Church of St StephenGrade II
- Monument to Elizabeth Woolly About 16 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St StephenGrade II
- Monument to John Knatchbull About 2 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St StephenGrade II
- The SanctuaryGrade II
- Well Head About 2 Metres North of Hall Range of Lympne CastleGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLympne Conservation Area AppraisalFolkestone and Hythe Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Folkestone and Hythe Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.