About the King Street, Gravesend Conservation Area
The King Street, Gravesend Conservation Area covers about 4.5 hectares and was designated by Gravesham Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 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.
- 157, MILTON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 188-192, Parrock StreetGrade II
- 195 and 196, Parrock StreetGrade II
- 30, King StreetGrade II
- County CourtGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Crown Courts, King StreetGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Crown CourtsGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist. School Adjoining the Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist to the North WestGrade II
- The Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBKing Street, Gravesend Conservation Area AppraisalGravesham Borough 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 Gravesham Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.