Ramsgate Conservation Area — boundary map and what you can build

About the Ramsgate Conservation Area

The Ramsgate Conservation Area covers about 87 hectares within Thanet District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 336 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 326 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Augustine of England (roman Catholic) With Cloisters Attached, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 15 Tree Preservation Order records 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.

ProjectElsewhereIn Ramsgate 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.

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.

Ramsgate 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.

Church of St Augustine of England (roman Catholic) With Cloisters AttachedGrade I
Church of St GeorgeGrade I
St EdwardsGrade I
The GrangeGrade I
124, High StreetGrade II*
East CourtGrade II*
The Clock HouseGrade II*
The Old House and Walled ForecourtGrade II*
The Royal Harbour, RamsgateGrade II*
Townley House MansionGrade II*
1 and 2, Queens CourtGrade II
1 and 3, Royal RoadGrade II
1-12 West Cliff ArcadeGrade II
1-14, Wellington CrescentGrade II
10, 11 and 12, La Belle Alliance SquareGrade II
10, Broad StreetGrade II
10, Effingham StreetGrade II
10, York StreetGrade II
12, Broad StreetGrade II
12, West Cliff RoadGrade II
129, 131, 133 and 135, High StreetGrade II
14 and 15, La Belle Alliance Square, with railed areasGrade II
14, Addington StreetGrade II
144, High StreetGrade II

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148 and 150, High StreetGrade II
15 Harbour StreetGrade II
15-29, Wellington CrescentGrade II
15, Vale SquareGrade II
152, High StreetGrade II
16 and 17, Vale SquareGrade II
17, 19 and 21, Cavendish StreetGrade II
18 and 19, Vale SquareGrade II
18, Albert StreetGrade II
2 George Street and 26 and 28 Cavendish Street and Yard WallGrade II
2, Paragon StreetGrade II
2, West Cliff MansionsGrade II
20, 21 and 22, Liverpool LawnGrade II
20, Addington StreetGrade II
20, Albion PlaceGrade II
20, Paragon StreetGrade II
22 Bellevue Road and railed areaGrade II
22, Hereson RoadGrade II
24 Effingham StreetGrade II
24-33, Liverpool LawnGrade II
27 and 29, Cavendish StreetGrade II
27, Addington StreetGrade II
27, Adelaide GardensGrade II
29 and 31, Harbour StreetGrade II
29, Adelaide GardensGrade II
29, Effingham StreetGrade II
29, Hardres StreetGrade II
3 and 5, ParadiseGrade II
3-13, Albert Road, with railed areasGrade II
3-13, Spencer SquareGrade II
3, Rose HillGrade II
31 and 29, Addington StreetGrade II
31, Adelaide GardensGrade II
31, Chatham StreetGrade II
31, Effingham StreetGrade II
32, Adelaide GardensGrade II
32, Effingham StreetGrade II
33 and 35, Meeting StreetGrade II
33, Addington StreetGrade II
35 and 37, Addington StreetGrade II
35, Effingham StreetGrade II
36, Effingham StreetGrade II
39, Effingham StreetGrade II
4, 5 and 6, La Belle Alliance SquareGrade II
41, Addington StreetGrade II
41, EFFINGHAM STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
42 and 44, West Cliff RoadGrade II
43 and 44, Vale SquareGrade II
44, Abbot's HillGrade II
45 and 46, Vale SquareGrade II
47 and 49, Queen StreetGrade II
49, Addington StreetGrade II
5-19, Chapel PlaceGrade II
5, Rose HillGrade II
50, Vale SquareGrade II
51 Queen StreetGrade II
51a, High StreetGrade II
53, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
54, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
56 and 58, West Cliff RoadGrade II
56, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
58, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
59 and 61, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
6 Harbour StreetGrade II
6, York StreetGrade II
62, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
64, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
7, 9 and 11, ParadiseGrade II
70, High StreetGrade II
72, High StreetGrade II
72, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
79, The Plains of WaterlooGrade II
8, West Cliff RoadGrade II
80 and 82, Hardres StreetGrade II
81, Addington StreetGrade II
83, Addington StreetGrade II
85 and 87, King StreetGrade II
9, 11, 13 and 15, Cavendish StreetGrade II
Admiral HouseGrade II
Albion HouseGrade II
Ash HouseGrade II
Boundary Wall to Coastguard Cottages, East, South and West of CourtyardGrade II
Brenan House MendleshanGrade II
Brewery Buildings, Now DepositoryGrade II
Canvendish Villas and Railed AreaGrade II
Carramore Residential HotelGrade II
Carriage Gates and Gate Piers, Walls and West Wicket Gate, The Grange, Without HouseGrade II
Cavendish Baptist ChurchGrade II
Chandos CottageGrade II
Chapel CottageGrade II
Chartham Terrace and Garden Wall to RightGrade II
Chatham ArmsGrade II
Chatham House School and Railed AreaGrade II
Christ ChurchGrade II
Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
Churchill House School With Railed AreaGrade II
Clanmire HouseGrade II
ClaremontGrade II
Clarendon House Grammar School, groundskeepers' lodge, walls and railingsGrade II
Clifton VillaGrade II
Coastguard CottagesGrade II
Coastguard CottagesGrade II
Coastguard CottagesGrade II
Custom House With ForecourtGrade II
Duke of YorkGrade II
Eagle LodgeGrade II
Earl St VincentGrade II
East Cliff HouseGrade II
Eastcliff Bandstand Including Attached Dance Floor, Steps and Boundary Wall With RailingGrade II
Eastcliff LiftGrade II
Elephant and CastleGrade II
Ellens Place With Railed AreasGrade II
F HindsGrade II
Festival of Britain FountainGrade II
Foresters HallGrade II
Former Alexandra HotelGrade II
Former Congregational ChurchGrade II
Former Kent Adult Education CentreGrade II
Former Midland Bank, 1-3 High StreetGrade II
Former Regency HotelGrade II
Former Smack Boys' HomeGrade II
Former stable block to north of East CourtGrade II
Freemasons TavernGrade II
Gate and gatepiers about 10 metres west of 1 Spencer SquareGrade II
Gates and Railings to Churchyard of St GeorgeGrade II
Gateway to Barber's AlmshousesGrade II
George and Dragon Public HouseGrade II
Grace CottageGrade II
Granville House (the former Granville Hotel)Grade II
Granville MarinaGrade II
Granville Terrace St Clu HotelGrade II
Group of 4 Cannon and Tideball PostGrade II
Hotel St Placids and Railed AreaGrade II
Jacob's LadderGrade II
K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
Lighthouse on West PierGrade II
Liverpool House Liverpool Villa Nos 34 and 35 and RailingsGrade II
Lloyds Bank, 1-7 Queen StreetGrade II
Memorial Bust and Railings to Ew Pugin, About 50 Metres South of the Granville HotelGrade II
Memorial to the Great WarGrade II
National Westminster BankGrade II
NatWest Bank and associated office chambersGrade II
No 1 (Chancery House) and No 5, Effingham StreetGrade II
No 1 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 1 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 1 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 1 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 1 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 10 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 10 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 10 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 11 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 11 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 12 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 12 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 126 and Railed ForecourtGrade II
No 127 and Walled ForecourtGrade II
No 13 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 14 and AreaGrade II
No 14 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 14 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 15 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 15 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 154 and ForecourtGrade II
No 16 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 17 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 18 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 19, Wall and Rear CourtyardGrade II
No 2 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 2 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 2 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 20 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 3 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 3 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 3 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 3 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 3 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 34 With AreaGrade II
No 4 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 4 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 4 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 4 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 5 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 5 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 5 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 50 and Railed ForecourtGrade II
No 52 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 55 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 57 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 6 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 6 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 6 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 6 With AreaGrade II
No 6 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 60 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 64 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 66 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 67 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 69 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 7 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 7 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 71 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 72 With Railed AreaGrade II
No 73 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 8 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 8 and Railed AreaGrade II
No 81 and Railed ForecourtGrade II
No 9 and Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 1 to 19 Inclusive, With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1 to 5 Inclusive With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1 to 5 Inclusive, With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1 to 6 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1-19 Inclusive, With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1-31 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 1-9 Inclusive, With Railed Areas and GardensGrade II
Nos 10 and 11 and Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 10 to 14 With Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 11, 13, 15 and 17 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 12 and 13 and RailingsGrade II
Nos 12 to 15 Inclusive, With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 12-22 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 13 and 15 and Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 13-19 With Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 14 to 29 Inclusive With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 17-22 Inclusive, With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 18 to 38 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 2 and 4 With AreasGrade II
Nos 2-10 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 21 to 33 and Railed StepsGrade II
Nos 23 and 24 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 23, 25, 27 and 29 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 24 and 26 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 25 and 27 and Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 3 and 4 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 3, 4 and 5 and Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 30-34 Inclusive With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 35, 36 and 37 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 38 and 39 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 38 and 40 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 38, 40, 42 and 44 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 4-44 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 46, 48 and 50 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 49 and 51 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 5 and 6 With Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 5 to 17 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 5, 7 and 9 Including Railed Areas and GardensGrade II
Nos 56 and 58 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 60 and 62 With Railed AreaGrade II
Nos 63 and 65 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 68 and 70 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 7, 9 and 11 Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 71 to 77 and Railed AreasGrade II
Nos 75 and 77 With Railed AreasGrade II
Oddfellows HallGrade II
Pair of K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
Pair of Stone Lions About 100 Metres South West of St Clu HotelGrade II
Powder Magazine and wallsGrade II
Priory HouseGrade II
Queen Charlotte Public HouseGrade II
Railings and Gate About 10 Metres North of Ramsgate LibraryGrade II
Railings and Wall About 20 Metres West of Chancery HouseGrade II
Ramsgate Fire StationGrade II
Ramsgate General Hospital, Main BuildingsGrade II
Ramsgate LibraryGrade II
Rock Gardens and Cascade, Madeira WalkGrade II
Rock gardens and cliff stairs about 30 metres south of sunshelterGrade II
Rose of EnglandGrade II
Royal Oak Hotel and Royal Oak ShadesGrade II
Royal Sailors RestGrade II
Royal Victoria PavilionGrade II
Royal VillaGrade II
Sailors' Church and Former Sailors' HomeGrade II
St Augustine's Abbey with perimeter wallGrade II
St Benet'sGrade II
St George's Hall Star Snooker CentreGrade II
St Mildred'sGrade II
Stable and Coachhouse About 20 Metres North East of No 20Grade II
Sun shelter and rock gardens and pools, Winterstoke GardensGrade II
Tancrey HouseGrade II
Terracing, balustrades and arcades to Royal ParadeGrade II
The Artillery ArmsGrade II
The Camden ArmsGrade II
The Castle HotelGrade II
The CottageGrade II
The Crown HotelGrade II
The Deal CutterGrade II
The Eagle InnGrade II
The FalstaffGrade II
The HermitageGrade II
The Iron Duke and Railed AreaGrade II
The ObeliskGrade II
The Old Coach HouseGrade II
The Perseverence Dining RoomGrade II
The Queen's HeadGrade II
The Red LionGrade II
The Rising SunGrade II
The Sylvan HotelGrade II
Tomb Chest to Caroline Gibson About 40 Metres North of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Tomb Chest to Elizabeth Biggs and Thomas Grundy About 30 Metres North of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Tomb Chest to Francis Lemm, About 5 Metres North West of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Tomb Chest to Janet Mcleod About 42 Metres North of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Tomb Chest to Kent Family, About 25 Metres East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Tomb Chest to William Blackman About 20 Metres North West of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
Torrington VillaGrade II
Vale HouseGrade II
Vale Place and Railed AreasGrade II
Victoria Gardens KioskGrade II
War memorial at St George's Church, RamsgateGrade II
Water Tower and Adjacent Range to North West, About 50 Metres East of Cannon Brewery BuildingsGrade II
West Cliff LodgeGrade II
White Cliffs and Adjacent Walls and Outbuildings North of West Cliff LodgeGrade II
Wintons Cottage With Garden WallGrade II

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

Addington StreetEffingham StreetHigh StreetVale SquareAdelaide GardensWest Cliff RoadCavendish StreetBroad StreetHardres StreetLa Belle Alliance SquareParagon StreetRose Hill

Nearby conservation areas

Montefiore →Ramsgate Royal Esplanade →Pegwell →Broadstairs →St Peters →Reading Street →

Boundary and listed buildings from Thanet District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.