About the Whitehill Conservation Area
The Whitehill Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Swale Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all 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.
- Brook FarmGrade II
- Coldstream CottageGrade II
- Courtyard and Garden Walls and Integral Outbuilding 20 Metres East of Whitehill HouseGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Hand Pump 10 Metres North West of 1-2 WhitehillGrade II
- Orchard EndGrade II
- Whitehill HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhitehill 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.