About the St Nicholas at Wade Conservation Area
The St Nicholas at Wade Conservation Area covers about 6.8 hectares within Thanet District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Nicholas, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 17 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.
- 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.
- Birchington & Rural 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 Saint NicholasGrade I
- Ambry CourtGrade II
- Barn at Crump's Farm (about 50 Metres North of Church of Saint Nicholas)Grade II
- Bramble CottageGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Elder Cottage and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- Forge Adjoining Forge House to the RightGrade II
- Forge HouseGrade II
- North Grange and the GrangeGrade II
- Old Kent BarnGrade II
- Pepper AlleyGrade II
- Rose CottagesGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Streete HouseGrade II
- Sycamore HouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Farrier's CottageGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- Walmer CottageGrade II
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.