About the Sittingbourne Conservation Area
The Sittingbourne Conservation Area covers about 7.4 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is 49 and 51, High Street, Grade II*. 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.
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.
- 49 and 51, High StreetGrade II*
- Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- 10-14, East StreetGrade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27 and 27a, High StreetGrade II
- 29 and 29a, High StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, High StreetGrade II
- 32, High StreetGrade II
- 35-39, High StreetGrade II
- 42, 44 and 44a, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48, High StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, High StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 58, High StreetGrade II
- 59 and 61, High StreetGrade II
- 60 and 62, High StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, High StreetGrade II
- 69, High StreetGrade II
- 71 and 73, High StreetGrade II
- 79 and 81, High StreetGrade II
- 93, High StreetGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- Brenchley HouseGrade II
- The Bull HotelGrade II
- The George HotelGrade II
- The Rose 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
WEBSittingbourne 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.