About the Windmill Hill, Gravesend Conservation Area
The Windmill Hill, Gravesend Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Gravesham Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all Grade II. 7 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 7 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.
- 19 Clarence Place - Ar/76/2Householder works
- 4, Clarence Place - Ar/97/1Householder works
- 5, Clarence Place - Ar/82/1Householder works
- Southern Water Windmill Hill Pumping Station Ar/07/1Householder works
- Windmill Hill Pumping Station, Ar/07/2Householder works
- Windmill Hill, CA North - Ar/98/1Householder works
- Windmill Hill, CA South - Ar/07/3Householder 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.
- 1, Parrock RoadGrade II
- 17-19, Shrubbery RoadGrade II
- 29, Clarence PlaceGrade II
- 31, Parrock RoadGrade II
- 9-12, Shrubbery RoadGrade II
- Constitution CrescentGrade II
- Echo LodgeGrade II
- Gate Piers to No 1Grade II
- Gravesend War MemorialGrade II
- HomemeadGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Tivoli HouseGrade II
- Windmill TerraceGrade II
- Woodbine CottageGrade 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
WEBWindmill Hill, 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.