About the Brompton Lines Conservation Area
The Brompton Lines Conservation Area covers about 172 hectares and was designated by Medway Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 66 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 58 Grade II). The most significant is Chatham Naval War Memorial, Grade I. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 8 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.
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.
- Brompton Lines(1)Householder works
- Brompton Lines(2)Householder works
- Chatham Central & BromptonHouseholder works
- Gillingham SouthHouseholder works
- Gillingham NorthHouseholder 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.
- Chatham Naval War MemorialGrade I
- Boer War Memorial Arch, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- Brompton Barracks, GymnasiumGrade II*
- Crimean War Memorial Arch and Gates, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- Memorial to General Gordon, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- North Block and Attached Basement Area Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- Officers Block and Attached Front Basement Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- South Block and Attached Front Basement Area Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*
- 1, Mansion RowGrade II
- 10, Medway RoadGrade II
- 11, Mansion RowGrade II
- 12, Mansion RowGrade II
- 12, Medway RoadGrade II
- 12a and 14, Mansion RowGrade II
- 13, Prospect RowGrade II
- 14, Medway RoadGrade II
- 14, Prospect RowGrade II
- 15, Prospect RowGrade II
- 16, Medway RoadGrade II
- 16, Prospect RowGrade II
- 17 and 18, Prospect RowGrade II
- 18, Medway RoadGrade II
- 19, Prospect RowGrade II
- 2 and 3, Mansion RowGrade II
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- 2, Prospect RowGrade II
- 20, Medway RoadGrade II
- 20, Prospect RowGrade II
- 3 and 4, Prospect RowGrade II
- 4, Medway RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6 Prospect Row, including attached front area railings and rear boundary wallGrade II
- 5 and 6, Mansion RowGrade II
- 6, Garden StreetGrade II
- 6, Medway RoadGrade II
- 7 and 8, Mansion RowGrade II
- 7, Prospect RowGrade II
- 8, Medway RoadGrade II
- 9 and 10, Mansion RowGrade II
- 9, Prospect RowGrade II
- Brompton Garrison ChurchGrade II
- Cambridge HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 40 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Command House and Attached Entrance Railings, Stable and Carriage House and Rear WallGrade II
- Former C18 barrack block, Kitchener BarracksGrade II
- Former Ordnance StoreGrade II
- Former Ordnance Store at Chatham Gun WharfGrade II
- Former Town Hall and Medway Arts CentreGrade II
- Gillingham War MemorialGrade II
- Gun Wharf, Dock Road, ChathamGrade II
- Headquarters Royal School For Military Engineers and Attached Basement Area Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II
- King George V Public HouseGrade II
- Lecture Theatre, Brompton BarracksGrade II
- Lord Kitchener Memorial, Brompton BarracksGrade II
- Mansion HouseGrade II
- Medway Heritage CentreGrade II
- Nile CottageGrade II
- Number 12 and Attached Front Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- Number 8 and Attached Iron RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 10 and 11 and Attached Front RailingGrade II
- Numbers 22 and 24 and Attached Front Basement Iron RailingsGrade II
- Royal Engineers Museum, Brompton BarracksGrade II
- School House, Brompton BarracksGrade II
- Statue of Lord Kitchener Approximately 50 Metres West of Entrance to Kitchener BarracksGrade II
- The Golden LionGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Medway Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.