About the Maidstone, All Saints Church Conservation Area
The Maidstone, All Saints Church Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares and was designated by Maidstone Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of All Saints, Grade I. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Parish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- The Archbishop's PalaceGrade I
- The College Gateway (all Saints Parish Room) and the College TowerGrade I
- The Tithe BarnGrade I
- The Dungeons at the Archbishop's PalaceGrade II*
- The Masters HouseGrade II*
- All Saints Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Cutbush AlmshousesGrade II
- Monckton War Memorial in All Saints ChurchyardGrade II
- Ruined GatewayGrade II
- The Gate House at the Archbishop's PalaceGrade II
- The Len BridgeGrade II
- The Master's TowerGrade II
- Wall to East of Archbishop's PalaceGrade II
- Wall to North and West of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Wall to North West of Archbishop's PalaceGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMaidstone, All Saints Church 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.