About the Platt Conservation Area
The Platt Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 16 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Platt 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.
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.
- Barn 13 metres to the south of Oak BeamsGrade II
- Captain's WalkGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cobblestones the Homestead the Red CottageGrade II
- DalesGrade II
- Farm Building 30 Yards North East of Pigeon's Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Farm Building 30 Yards to West of Pigeon's Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- HolmesGrade II
- Kelvin Laurelcott Little LaurelcottGrade II
- Oak BeamsGrade II
- PatchwaysGrade II
- Pigeon's Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Platt FarmhouseGrade II
- Platt OastGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
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.