About the Lewson Street Conservation Area
The Lewson Street Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Lewson Street CA
- 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 St MaryGrade I
- Barn at Norton Court Farm at Tq 967 613Grade II
- Bullion CottageGrade II
- Hazel CottageGrade II
- Lewson HouseGrade II
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- Norton Court Including Courtyard Walls and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Post Office CottageGrade II
- Thatch CottageGrade II
- The Lodge, Norton CourtGrade II
- The Plough InnGrade II
- Wheelwright's CottageGrade II
- World's EndGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLewson 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.