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Conservation areas in Swale Borough Council

52 conservation areas and 22 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.

Council website

Conservation areas

Badlesmere

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-01

Rules & record

Bexon

Designated 2026 · ref. CA-SWL-52

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Borden - Chestnut Street

Designated 2021 · ref. CA-SWL-02

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Borden - Harmans Corner

Designated 2021 · ref. CA-SWL-04

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Borden - Hearts Delight

Designated 2021 · ref. CA-SWL-05

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Borden - The Street

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-03

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Boughton - Boughton Church

Designated 2019 · ref. CA-SWL-06

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Boughton - Boughton Street

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-07

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Boughton - South Street

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-08

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Bredgar

Designated 2023 · ref. CA-SWL-09

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Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-10

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Doddington and Newnham

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-11

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Eastling

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-12

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Faversham - Faversham Town

Designated 2024 · ref. CA-SWL-13

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Faversham - Ospringe

Designated 2004 · ref. CA-SWL-14

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Faversham - Preston-next-Faversham

Designated 2024 · ref. CA-SWL-15

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Goodnestone

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-16

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Graveney - Graveney Bridge

Designated 1970 · ref. CA-SWL-18

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Graveney - Graveney Church

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-17

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Hartlip

Designated 2023 · ref. CA-SWL-19

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Hernhill

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-20

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Hernhill - Dargate

Designated 1999 · ref. CA-SWL-21

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Hernhill - Fostall

Designated 1999 · ref. CA-SWL-22

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Kingsdown

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-23

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Lewson Street

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-24

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Lower Halstow

Designated 2006 · ref. CA-SWL-25

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Lynsted - Bogle

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-26

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Lynsted - The Street

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-27

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Milstead

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-28

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Milton Regis - High Street

Designated 2024 · ref. CA-SWL-29

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Newington - High Street

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-31

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Newington - Newington Manor

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-32

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Newington Church

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-30

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Painter's Forstal

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-33

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Queenborough

Designated 2011 · ref. CA-SWL-34

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Rodmersham Church Street

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-35

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Rodmersham Green

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-36

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Selling

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-37

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Selling - Shepherd's Hill

Designated 2000 · ref. CA-SWL-38

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Sheerness : Marine Town

Designated 2024 · ref. CA-SWL-39

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Sheerness : Mile Town

Designated 2024 · ref. CA-SWL-40

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Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and Bluetown

Designated 2011 · ref. CA-SWL-41

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Sheldwich

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-42

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Sittingbourne

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-43

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Stalisfield Green

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-44

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Staplestreet

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-45

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Syndale

Designated 2008 · ref. CA-SWL-46

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Throwley Forstal

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-47

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Tonge

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-48

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Tunstall

Designated 2022 · ref. CA-SWL-49

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Upchurch

Designated 2006 · ref. CA-SWL-50

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Whitehill

Designated 1994 · ref. CA-SWL-51

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What 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 Swale 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 and 2 Flint Cottages (14 March 1988)
  • 20 East Street (29 May 2007)
  • 43-47, 49-51, 54, 56, 57, 59-72 Marine Parade (18 August 1981)
  • 49, 88, 90, 104, 114-128(evens), 132-140(evens) The Street and 1 & 2 Chapel Cottages (14 March 1988)
  • 84 Scarborough Drive (12 September 2007)
  • Fairmeadow
  • Faversham Conservation Area (29 May 2007)
  • Faversham Conservation Area (unit 8, Granville House) (29 May 2007)
  • Land at Little Coxett Farm (15 November 1973)
  • Land at Oare Creek (16 July 1969)
  • Land at the Whitstable Bay Estate
  • Land between Brielle Way and Sterling Road (5 April 2006)
  • Land in and around Dargate (7 April 2008)
  • Land on east side of South Bush Lane (aka Land at Spade Lane) (12 August 2021)
  • Land South East of Kingsborough Manor (5 April 2006)
  • Land South of Denstroude Lane (26 March 2008)
  • Land West of Cedar Cottage (27 June 2007)
  • No's 43 - 72 (ALL) Marine Parade (18 August 1981)
  • Perry Wood and Conduit Wood, Selling (29 November 1973)
  • Sweepstakes Farm, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip (10 May 1978)
  • The Viking Caravan Site and Seasalter Meadow Estate, Seasalter Road, Graveney (22 May 1972)
  • The Willow Beds (8 May 1985)

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.

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