About the Broadstairs Conservation Area
The Broadstairs Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares within Thanet District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 65 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Broadstairs EDHouseholder works
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.
- 1 and 2, Union SquareGrade II
- 1 and 3, Stone RoadGrade II
- 1, Eldon PlaceGrade II
- 14, Albion StreetGrade II
- 14, Nelson PlaceGrade II
- 15, Harbour StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Albion StreetGrade II
- 17, Harbour StreetGrade II
- 2 and 2a, Eldon PlaceGrade II
- 20, Albion StreetGrade II
- 21-25, Nelson PlaceGrade II
- 22, Albion StreetGrade II
- 24, Albion StreetGrade II
- 26, Albion StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Union SquareGrade II
- 3-5, Church SquareGrade II
- 3-5, Raglan PlaceGrade II
- 48 and 50, Albion StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Union SquareGrade II
- 5 AND 6, VICTORIA PARADE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, 7 and 8, Church SquareGrade II
- 7 and 9, Stone RoadGrade II
- 7, Union SquareGrade II
- 9, The ParadeGrade II
Show all 65 listed buildings ↓All 65 listed buildings
- Admiralty CottageGrade II
- Albert CottageGrade II
- Albion HouseGrade II
- Arcadia HouseGrade II
- Archway HouseGrade II
- Barfield HouseGrade II
- Bleak HouseGrade II
- Bradstow HouseGrade II
- Broadstairs Entertainment Department Office York Gate HouseGrade II
- Castle HouseGrade II
- Cliff EdgeGrade II
- Dickens HouseGrade II
- Flint HouseGrade II
- Flint Wall Between Flint House and No 27 Harbour StreetGrade II
- Fort CottagesGrade II
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Harbour OfficeGrade II
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesGrade II
- Lancaster HouseGrade II
- Lawn CottageGrade II
- LittlewoldGrade II
- Neptune Hall Public HouseGrade II
- Number 1 Church Road and Numbers 1 and 2 Church SquareGrade II
- Paragon LodgeGrade II
- Pleasant CottageGrade II
- Regent CottageGrade II
- Royal Albion HotelGrade II
- St Mary's ChapelGrade II
- Thanet LodgeGrade II
- The Look Out House and Stores, The PierGrade II
- The Old Curiosity ShopGrade II
- The ProspectGrade II
- The Serene HouseGrade II
- The Tartar Frigate Public HouseGrade II
- The York GateGrade II
- Vanity FairGrade II
- Wall to the North East of Flint HouseGrade II
- Wash-HousesGrade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
- Windsor CinemaGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Thanet District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.