About the Staplestreet Conservation Area
The Staplestreet Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Staplestreet 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.
- Forge FarmhouseGrade II
- Gates to Mount Ephraim at 063599Grade II
- Ha-Ha About 50 Metres East of Mount EphraimGrade II
- Holly HouseGrade II
- Holly Tree CottageGrade II
- HomesteadGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mount EphraimGrade II
- Mount Farm OastGrade II
- Mount FarmhouseGrade II
- MountfieldGrade II
- The BothyGrade II
- Three Horse ShoesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStaplestreet 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.