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South EastConservation areas in Ashford Borough Council
44 conservation areas and 69 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Aldington - Church Area
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-26
Rules & recordAldington - Clap Hill
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-25
Rules & recordAppledore
Designated 1987 · ref. CA-35
Rules & recordAshford - Lacton Green
Designated 1991 · ref. CA-19
Rules & recordAshford - Queens Road
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-13
Rules & recordAshford - Town Centre
Designated 1986 · ref. CA-28
Rules & recordBethersden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-20
Rules & recordBiddenden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-22
Rules & recordBilsington
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-30
Rules & recordBoughton Lees
Designated 1987 · ref. CA-4
Rules & recordBrabourne
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-18
Rules & recordCharing
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-1
Rules & recordChilham
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-31
Rules & recordEgerton
Designated 1976 · ref. CA-2
Rules & recordGreat Chart
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-16
Rules & recordHamstreet
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-42
Rules & recordHigh Halden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-24
Rules & recordHothfield
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-11
Rules & recordKennington & Ball Lane
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-10
Rules & recordKennington & Ball Lane Part
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-9
Rules & recordKingsnorth
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-29
Rules & recordLittle Chart
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-7
Rules & recordLittle Chart Forstal
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-5
Rules & recordMersham
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-21
Rules & recordNewenden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-33
Rules & recordPluckley
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-8
Rules & recordPluckley Station
Designated 1987 · ref. CA-12
Rules & recordReading Street
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-38
Rules & recordRolvenden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-39
Rules & recordRolvenden Layne
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-37
Rules & recordShadoxhurst
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-23
Rules & recordSmallhythe
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-36
Rules & recordSmarden
Designated 1997 · ref. CA-15
Rules & recordSmeeth
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-17
Rules & recordSt. Michaels
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-43
Rules & recordStone in Oxney
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-34
Rules & recordTenterden
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-44
Rules & recordWarehorne - The Green
Designated 1973 · ref. CA-40
Rules & recordWarehorne - The Leacon
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-41
Rules & recordWestwell
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-3
Rules & recordWillesborough Lees
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-14
Rules & recordWittersham
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-32
Rules & recordWoodchurch
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-27
Rules & recordWye
Designated 1996 · ref. CA-6
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Ashford Borough Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- 1 - Caravan, 2 3 - agriculture, 4 - forestry (8 October 2007)
- 1 - gate, fence, 2 - use of land
- 1 - Gate, fence, wall, 2 - Use of land (21 March 2013)
- 1 - Use of land, 2 3 - Agricultural, 4 - Forestry
- 1- CARAVANS 2 - AGRICULTURE 3- FORESTRY (7 June 2005)
- 1- Gate, 2 - Fence, 2-Use of Land
- 1-Caravan, 2 3-Agricultural, 4- Forestry (7 May 2009)
- 17 ST MICHAELS TERRACE (4 January 1991)
- 39 SCOTTON STREET WYE (27 May 1982)
- ART31-t83/1/03/1
- ART35-ART/09/00227 (23 February 2010)
- ART36-ART/08/00293
- ART4-KCC 1 1973 (25 January 1974)
- ART40-ART/08/00293 (2 January 2009)
- ART42-ART/99/00966 (30 May 1984)
- ART45-ART/99/00963 (24 May 1972)
- ART46-ART/99/00961 (24 May 1972)
- ART5-ART/99/00998 (6 June 1973)
- ART52-ART/99/00961
- ART53-ART/99/00962 (24 May 1972)
- ART54-ART/99/00965 (10 August 2007)
- ART55-ART/08/00080 (23 February 2010)
- ART56-T83/1/03/1 (31 March 2003)
- ART57-T83/1/02/1 (20 October 1976)
- ART58-T83/1/02/1
- ART59-ART/99/00999 (1 January 1970)
- ART60-ART/99/00985 (1 January 1970)
- ART61- (30 June 1976)
- ART62-ART/09/00227 (23 February 2010)
- ART63-ART/08/00080
- ART64-ART/08/00127
- ART65-ART/08/00127
- ART66-ART/08/00378 (1 May 2009)
- ART67-ART/08/00378
- ART68-ART/11/00346 (1 December 2012)
- ART69-ART/11/00278 (14 June 2012)
- ART70-ART/11/00348 (1 December 2012)
- ART71-ART/11/00347 (1 December 2012)
- ART72-ART/11/00278 (1 January 1970)
- ART75-ART/07/367 (9 November 2007)
- CARAVANS/AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY (10 August 2003)
- CONSTRUCTION OF A SLURRY LAGOON (29 November 1985)
- Enlargement of a dwelling house (30 November 1971)
- ERECTION AND FORMATION OF FENCES (21 August 1974)
- ERECTION OF A GATE (20 October 1999)
- ERECTION OF GATE AND FENCE (21 August 2003)
- ERECTION OF WALL AND GATE (2 June 2006)
- Gate, fence, wall or enclosure (10 November 2008)
- LAND AT PITTLESDEN FARM TENTERDEN (24 April 1986)
- LAND AT THRUXTED MARSHES CHILHAM (1 January 1970)
- LAND FORMING PART OF COURT LODGE FARM MERSHAM (1 September 1975)
- LEISURE PLOTS HIGH HALDEN (1 October 1975)
- MOTOR CYCLE RACE MEETINGS (22 January 1975)
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING ON LAND (27 May 1982)
- OASTHOUSE COURT LODGE FARM (19 June 1984)
- ODIUM WOOD BETHERSDEN (18 December 1981)
- Potential Leisure Plots (12 October 2006)
- POTENTIAL LEISURE PLOTS (27 November 1978)
- POTENTIAL LEISURE PLOTS (27 November 1978)
- PROPERTIES IN QUEEN STREET ASHFORD (15 October 1986)
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Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.