Conservation Areas


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Maidstone has 41 conservation areas to cover areas of special architectural or historic interest. Some of them have appraisals and management plans.

Appraisals

Assess the character and appearance of a conservation area, including buildings, open spaces and other features which add to its significance.

Management plans

Is the next step after an appraisal and includes policies covering an area’s buildings, streets, landscapes, public spaces and other notable features. They set out policies to ensure the special character of the area is protected.

For more information on planning restrictions in conservation areas, visit the Planning Portal. If there's unauthorised work taking place in conservation areas, you can report it using our online form.

Bearsted

DescriptionAppendicesMap
Village Green Not Available Village Green Map
Holy Cross Not Available Holy Cross Map

View the combined appraisal and management plan.

Boughton Malherbe

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Boughton Malherbe Not Available Not Available Not Available Boughton Malherbe Map

Boughton Monchelsea

View the combined Management Plan.

Boxley

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Boxley Village Not Available Not Available Not Available Boxley Village Maps
Boxley Abbey Not Available Not Available Not Available Boxley Abbey Maps

Broomfield

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Broomfield Not Available Not Available Not Available Broomfield Maps

Detling

East Farleigh

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Dean Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Dean Street Map
Lower Road Not Available Not Available Not Available Lower Road Map

Grove Green

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Grove Green Not Available Not Available Not Available Grove Green Map

Harrietsham

DescriptionAppendicesMap
East Street Not Available East Street Map

View the East Street combined appraisal and management plan.

Headcorn

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Headcorn Not Available Not Available Not Available Headcorn Map

View the Headcorn conservation area appraisal and management plan.

Hollingbourne

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Broad Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Broad Street Map
Eyhorne Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Eyhorne Street Map
Upper Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Hollingbourne Upper Street Map

Leeds

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Lower Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Lower Street Map
Upper Street Not Available Not Available Not Available Leeds Upper Street Map

Lenham

DescriptionAppendicesMap
Lenham Village Not Available Lenham Village Map
Sandway Village Not Available Sandway Village Map
Elmstone Hole Not Available Elmstone Hole Map
Liverton Street Not Available Liverton Street Map

View the Elmstone Hole combined appraisal and management plan.

View the Lenham Village conservation area appraisal and management plan.

Linton

Loose Valley

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Loose Valley Not available Not Available Not Available Loose Valley Map

Marden

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Marden Not Available Not Available Not Available Marden Map

Otham

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
OthamOtham Appraisal Not Available Not Available Otham Map

Staplehurst

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Staplehurst Not Available Not Available Not Available Staplehurst Map

Sutton Valence

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Sutton Valence Sutton Valence Appraisal and Management Plan  Not Available Sutton Valence Map

Teston

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Teston Not Available Not Available Not Available Teston Map

Wateringbury

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Wateringbury Not Available Not Available Not Available Wateringbury Map

West Farleigh

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
West Farleigh Not Available Not Available Not Available West Farleigh Map

Wormshill

DescriptionAppraisal Management PlanAppendicesMap
Wormshill Not Available Not Available Not Available Wormshill Map

Yalding

DescriptionAppendicesMap
Yalding Not Available Yalding Map

View the combined appraisal and management plan.

Article 4

Some of the borough’s conservation areas have an Article 4 Direction on them as well, including:

It means any work that changes the external appearance of a building, or it's grounds in those areas may need planning permission.

We have a duty to protect the borough's heritage, when deciding whether to grant permission or not.

For information on trees in conservation areas, see the conservation areas section of our trees page.