About the Boxley Village Conservation Area
The Boxley Village Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by Maidstone Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary and All Saints, Grade I. 6 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Boxley Village 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 Mary and All SaintsGrade I
- Parsonage FarmGrade II*
- 2 Bee Boles in Garden Wall Circa 40 Yards North West of Yew Tree HouseGrade II
- Boxley HouseGrade II
- Court LodgeGrade II
- Engine HouseGrade II
- Hatchetts Cottage Styles CottageGrade II
- Head Stone Circa 3 1/2 Yards South of South Vestry of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Head Stone to ?sam Thawes 1/2 Yard East of South Porch of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Head Stone to Elizabeth, Daughter of Mr John Wise Adjacent to Head Stone to Mr John Wise at Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Head Stone to Mr John Wise Adjacent to Tombstone to Mrs Elizabeth Wise at Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Head Stone to Wife of Thomas Sell 4 Yards South of South Vestry of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Headstone to Mrs Elizabeth Wise, Circa 3 Yards North West of Narthex of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Forest LaneGrade II
- Lych Gate to Church of St Mary and All Saints, And Gates AttachedGrade II
- Malthouse Cottage and Maltings AdjoiningGrade II
- Monument to Best Family Circa 20 Yards East of Chancel of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to John Richard Songen Circa 1 Yard South of Obelisk Monuments to Dunning Family in Churchyard of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to Members of the Dunning Family Circa 4 1/2 Yards South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb 1/2 Yard South of South Aisle and East of Porch of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb 6 Yards South of South Aisle, To East of Porch of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb Circa 2 Yards South of Narthex of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb to Charles Family Circa One Yard North of Monument to Best Family in Churchyard of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb to Dunning Family One Yard East of Obelisk Monument to Dunning Family in Churchyard of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
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- Table Tomb to Lushington Family Circa 9 Yards East of Chancel of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb to Memory of Dr Robert Fowler 1/2 Yard South of South Vestry of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- Table Tomb to Memory of Members of Fowler Family Circa 4 Yards South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and All SaintsGrade II
- The King's ArmsGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Warren FarmhouseGrade II
- Watercress Cottage in Garden of Parsonage Farm, And Wall AdjoiningGrade II
- Yew Trees HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBoxley Village Conservation Area AppraisalMaidstone 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 Maidstone Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.