About the Trottiscliffe Conservation Area
The Trottiscliffe Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Barn 30 Yards North West of Millers FarmhouseGrade II
- Court LodgeGrade II
- Dormers and the Post OfficeGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall to Court LodgeGrade II
- George Inn CottagesGrade II
- Gore CottageGrade II
- Great ReedsGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Long GoreGrade II
- Miller's FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Roundel BarnGrade II
- RoryGrade II
- Rose FarmhouseGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Oast HouseGrade II
- The Plough Public HouseGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
- The TanyardGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Trottiscliffe HouseGrade II
- WhitakersGrade 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.