About the Linton Conservation Area
The Linton Conservation Area covers about 154 hectares and was designated by Maidstone Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Linton Park, Grade I. 418 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.
- Linton ParkGrade I
- Church of St NicholasGrade II*
- Flight of Steps About 20 Metres South of Linton ParkGrade II
- Folly, West End of North Walk, Linton Park, Kent Located at Tq 755 501Grade II
- Forge Cottage and Miladys Forge HouseGrade II
- Former Stables and Paved Yard About 70 Metres North East of Linton ParkGrade II
- Ice House About 23 Metres North West of Former Stables at Linton ParkGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Linton CottageGrade II
- Linton Cricket Club Cricket PavilionGrade II
- Monument About 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument About 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument About 6.5 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument Against North Wall of Tower of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument of Margaret Avenell About 2.5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Caroline Cornwallis About 40 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to George Maytham About 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Richard RichGrade II
- Monument to Sophia De Brette About 23 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Stephen Dartnell About 5 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Paul About 6 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Watkins About 2.5 Metres North of East End of North Aisle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Path Running Straight From Road to Within 1.5 Metres of West Doorway of Church of St Nicholas, With Curving Branch Running in Front of AlmshouseGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- RagstoneGrade II
- Sundial About 33 Metres South of Flight of Steps to South of Linton ParkGrade II
- The AlmshousesGrade II
- The Bull InnGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Three ChimneysGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLinton 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.