About the Hildenborough Conservation Area
The Hildenborough Conservation Area covers about 5.8 hectares within Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 12 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.
- 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.
- 180, Tonbridge RoadGrade II
- 182, Tonbridge RoadGrade II
- 192 and 190, London RoadGrade II
- Angier chest tomb about 16 metres north east of the chancel of the Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Cosling memorial about 26 metres north of the west wall of the chancel of the Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Drinking Fountain opposite No 7, Mount PleasantGrade II
- Dumnelow memorial about 15 metres east of the tower of the Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Herring memorial about 12 metres north east of the vestry of the Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Lodge at the Entrance to Sackville SchoolGrade II
- Memorial cross about 11 metres south east of the tower of the Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Parish Church of St JohnGrade II
- Pembroke LodgeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHildenborough Conservation Area AppraisalTonbridge and Malling 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 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.