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South EastConservation areas in Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
60 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Addington
Designated 1971 · ref. 2106
Rules & recordAldon, Offham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2313
Rules & recordAylesford
Designated 1971 · ref. 2314
Rules & recordBirling
Designated 1971 · ref. 2315
Rules & recordBirling Place
Designated 1993 · ref. 2316
Rules & recordBradbourne, East Malling
Designated 1993 · ref. 2317
Rules & recordBudd's Green, Shipbourne
Designated 1993 · ref. 2318
Rules & recordBullen Corner, East Peckham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2319
Rules & recordButchers Lane, Mereworth
Designated 1993 · ref. 2320
Rules & recordButts Hill, Wrotham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2321
Rules & recordClare Park and Blacklands
Designated 1993 · ref. 2322
Rules & recordClaygate Cross, Plaxtol
Designated 1993 · ref. 2323
Rules & recordCobdown Farm, Ditton
Designated 1993 · ref. 2324
Rules & recordColdharbour, Hildenborough
Designated 1993 · ref. 2325
Rules & recordDitton
Designated 1971 · ref. 2326
Rules & recordEast Malling Village
Designated 1971 · ref. 2327
Rules & recordFairlawne
Designated 1972 · ref. 2328
Rules & recordFairseat
Designated 1972 · ref. 2329
Rules & recordHadlow
Designated 1972 · ref. 2330
Rules & recordHaysden
Designated 1993 · ref. 2331
Rules & recordHildenborough
Official record · ref. 2332
Rules & recordHolborough Mill, Snodland
Designated 1993 · ref. 2333
Rules & recordHoltwood, Aylesford
Designated 1974 · ref. 2334
Rules & recordIghtham
Designated 1971 · ref. 2335
Rules & recordIghtham Mote
Designated 1973 · ref. 2336
Rules & recordIvy Hatch
Designated 1975 · ref. 2337
Rules & recordLarkfield Church
Designated 1993 · ref. 2338
Rules & recordLittle Mill, East Peckham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2339
Rules & recordMerworth Castle
Designated 1975 · ref. 2340
Rules & recordMill Street, East Malling
Designated 1971 · ref. 2341
Rules & recordNew Barns and Broadwater Farm
Designated 1993 · ref. 2342
Rules & recordNorth Frith, Hadlow
Designated 1993 · ref. 2343
Rules & recordOffham
Designated 1971 · ref. 2344
Rules & recordOffham Church
Designated 1993 · ref. 2345
Rules & recordOld Soar and Allen's, Plaxtol
Designated 1993 · ref. 2346
Rules & recordOldbury
Designated 1993 · ref. 2347
Rules & recordOxen Hoath and Hamptons
Designated 1993 · ref. 2348
Rules & recordPaddlesworth, Snodland
Designated 1993 · ref. 2349
Rules & recordPizien Well, Wateringbury
Designated 1993 · ref. 2350
Rules & recordPlatt
Designated 1975 · ref. 2351
Rules & recordPlaxtol
Designated 1972 · ref. 2352
Rules & recordQuarry Hill, Tonbridge
Designated 1991 · ref. 2353
Rules & recordRoughway, Plaxtol
Designated 1993 · ref. 2354
Rules & recordRoydon, East Peckham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2355
Rules & recordRyarsh Village
Designated 1993 · ref. 2356
Rules & recordShipbourne
Designated 1989 · ref. 2357
Rules & recordSnodland
Designated 1993 · ref. 2358
Rules & recordSnoll Hatch, East Peckham
Designated 1993 · ref. 2359
Rules & recordStansted
Designated 1993 · ref. 2360
Rules & recordThe Freehold, Hadlow
Designated 2011 · ref. 9983
Rules & recordThe Street, Mereworth
Designated 1993 · ref. 2361
Rules & recordTonbridge
Designated 1969 · ref. 2362
Rules & recordTrottiscliffe
Designated 1972 · ref. 2363
Rules & recordWateringbury
Designated 1985 · ref. 2364
Rules & recordWateringbury Station
Designated 1994 · ref. 2365
Rules & recordWest Malling
Designated 1971 · ref. 2366
Rules & recordWest Peckham
Designated 1974 · ref. 2367
Rules & recordWrotham
Designated 1971 · ref. 2368
Rules & recordWrotham Water
Designated 1993 · ref. 2369
Rules & recordYotes Court
Designated 1993 · ref. 2370
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.
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.