About the Frindsbury and Manor Farm Conservation Area
The Frindsbury and Manor Farm Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by Medway Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Barn 30 Yards South West of the Manor House, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 2 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.
- Strood North & FrindsburyHouseholder 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.
- Barn 30 Yards South West of the Manor HouseGrade I
- Parish Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Group of 12 Headstones South of South Aisle of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Manor Farm OastGrade II
- Miller Monument 15 Metres South of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Moulding Tomb 20 Metres East of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Boghurst Tomb 2 Metres South of South Aisle of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
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.