About the Boughton - Boughton Street Conservation Area
The Boughton - Boughton Street Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 54 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 53 Grade II). The most significant is Style House, Grade II*. 2 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.
- Style HouseGrade II*
- 108 and 110Grade II
- 118 and 120, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 119, 121 and 123Grade II
- 127-133, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 128 and 130Grade II
- 132 and 134Grade II
- 151Grade II
- 152 and 154, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 157 and 159 The StreetGrade II
- 167 and 169Grade II
- 184, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 186 and 188, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 187, 189 and 191Grade II
- 193Grade II
- 197 and 199Grade II
- 204-212Grade II
- 213Grade II
- 214Grade II
- 217Grade II
- 221Grade II
- 233, 235 and 237, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 234Grade II
- 239Grade II
Show all 54 listed buildings ↓All 54 listed buildings
- 240Grade II
- 242, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 248 The StreetGrade II
- 258Grade II
- 260 The StreetGrade II
- 63a and 67, The StreetGrade II
- 69, Boughton StreetGrade II
- 71 and 73Grade II
- 75Grade II
- 82, 84, 86 and 88Grade II
- 91 and 93Grade II
- Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Grove Court With Attached Garden Walls to Left and RightGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Mortuary Chapel Or Bier House Below ChapelGrade II
- Oak LodgeGrade II
- PilgrimsGrade II
- Railings 5 Metres to South of ScarbuttsGrade II
- ScarbuttsGrade II
- Spar ShopGrade II
- Stables 15 Metres North of Vine CottageGrade II
- Tenterden HouseGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Manse and Manse CottageGrade II
- The Queens HeadGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Wall and Railings North and East of Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Wall to West and Adjoining Oak LodgeGrade II
- Wheelwright HouseGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade 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
WEBBoughton - Boughton Street Conservation Area AppraisalSwale 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 Swale Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.