About the Selling Conservation Area
The Selling Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 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 Selling 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
- Bier House Or Mortuary Chapel 30 Metres South East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Gate and Overthrow 20 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- GreenwaysGrade II
- Luton CottageGrade II
- Luton CottagesGrade II
- Luton HouseGrade II
- Old Oast CottageGrade II
- Stables and Pump About 10 Metres North East of the Old VicarageGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Village ShopGrade II
- The White Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Ye Olde TimbersGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSelling 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.