About the Staplehurst Conservation Area
The Staplehurst Conservation Area covers about 10.0 hectares and was designated by Maidstone Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 36 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Loddenden ManorGrade II*
- 1-4, Lime TerraceGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- Aysgarth Dixon's StoresGrade II
- Bell Cottage, Steps and HandrailGrade II
- Big Bens AntiquesGrade II
- Bly Court ManorGrade II
- Chapel House and Providence Street Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Chestnut Cottage Kingswood ChemistsGrade II
- CramptonGrade II
- Drey CottagesGrade II
- East View Redbar Electrical Limited South ViewGrade II
- Green Court Green Court CottageGrade II
- Group of 2 Monuments About 19 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of 4 Monuments About 7 1/2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Hill House, And Steps and Railings AttachedGrade II
- Little LoddendenGrade II
- Little London Cottage Saddlery StoresGrade II
- Minton HouseGrade II
- Monument About 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument About 20 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument About 25 Metres South East of South Chancel Chapel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument About 30 Metres South East of South Chancel Chapel of Church Oa All SaintsGrade II
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- Monument About 6 1/2 Metres South West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to Anna Spong About 26 Metres South East of South Chancel Chapel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to Anne Viney About 6 1/2 Metres East of South Chancel Chapel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to Edward Usborne Adjacent to South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument to Mrs Elizabeth Usborne Adjacent to South East End of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- No 4, Peter Jones Opticians, And Premises to RearGrade II
- No 7 and Former Shop and House Adjoining to SouthGrade II
- North Cottage South CottageGrade II
- Nos 1, 2 and 3 the Crown and Carriage Entrance to SouthGrade II
- Oaks FarmhouseGrade II
- Railings About 3 Metres East of Vine HouseGrade II
- Railings and Entrance Gates About 90 Metres West of Loddenden ManorGrade II
- Rosemary Cottage, Hillcrest Cottage and Kent CottageGrade II
- Tanyard House and The Butchers ShopGrade II
- The King's Head HotelGrade II
- Vine HouseGrade II
- Wimborne 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
WEBStaplehurst 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.