Conservation Areas in Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
The published Planning Data snapshot contains 60 conservation-area records for this authority.
What is a Conservation Area?
A conservation area is an area designated by the local planning authority under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as having special architectural or historic interest. The aim is to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of these areas for future generations.
Conservation areas can include town centres, historic villages, Victorian suburbs, garden estates, and even industrial heritage sites. They are not just about the buildings themselves — they also include the spaces between buildings, trees, street furniture, and the general character of the area.
Published Conservation Areas in Tonbridge and Malling
These names come from the government's Planning Data service. Open an available record for its official reference, then confirm the boundary and appraisal with the council.
- Addington1 January 1971
- Aldon, Offham23 March 1993
- Aylesford1 January 1971
- Birling1 January 1971
- Birling Place16 June 1993
- Bradbourne, East Malling16 June 1993
- Bullen Corner, East Peckham23 March 1993
- Butchers Lane, Mereworth16 June 1993
- Butts Hill, Wrotham23 March 1993
- Clare Park and Blacklands16 June 1993
- Claygate Cross, Plaxtol23 March 1993
- Cobdown Farm, Ditton16 June 1993
- Ditton1 January 1971
- East Malling Village1 January 1971
- Fairseat1 January 1972
- Hadlow1 January 1972
- Haysden16 June 1993
- HildenboroughDate not published
- Holborough Mill, Snodland16 June 1993
- Holtwood, Aylesford1 January 1974
- Ightham1 January 1971
- Larkfield Church16 June 1993
- Little Mill, East Peckham23 March 1993
- Merworth Castle1 January 1975
- Mill Street, East Malling1 January 1971
- New Barns and Broadwater Farm16 June 1993
- North Frith, Hadlow16 June 1993
- Offham1 January 1971
- Offham Church23 March 1993
- Oldbury23 March 1993
- Paddlesworth, Snodland16 June 1993
- Pizien Well, Wateringbury16 June 1993
- Platt1 January 1975
- Quarry Hill, Tonbridge1 January 1991
- Roydon, East Peckham23 March 1993
- Ryarsh Village16 June 1993
- Snodland16 June 1993
- Snoll Hatch, East Peckham23 March 1993
- Stansted23 March 1993
- The Freehold, Hadlow17 February 2011
- The Street, Mereworth16 June 1993
- Tonbridge1 January 1969
- Trottiscliffe1 January 1972
- Wateringbury1 January 1985
- Wateringbury Station25 January 1994
- West Malling1 January 1971
- West Peckham1 January 1974
- Wrotham1 January 1971
- Wrotham Water23 March 1993
- Yotes Court23 March 1993
Coverage varies by provider and can change. Absence from this list is not proof that land is outside a conservation area; the council's map and designation documents are authoritative.
How Conservation Areas Affect Your Planning Rights
Living in a conservation area does not mean you cannot make changes to your home — but it does mean that some works which are normally permitted development will require planning permission. The following permitted development rights are removed or restricted in conservation areas:
- !Cladding the exterior of a house with stone, render, timber, plastic or tiles is not permitted development on article 2(3) land.
- !A roof enlargement cannot project beyond the plane of the principal or side roof slope where it fronts a highway.
- !Side extensions and certain two-storey extensions face tighter permitted-development limits.
- !Outbuildings at the side of a house are not permitted development on article 2(3) land.
- !Relevant demolition may require planning permission, and listed buildings have a separate consent regime.
- !You must normally give the council six weeks’ notice before specified work to trees, unless an exception applies.
- !An Article 4 direction can remove additional rights, but only for the development and area stated in the direction.
How to Check if Your Property is in a Conservation Area
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Screen the postcode or UPRN
Use the PlanningScout constraints checker to look for published national conservation-area and other designation records. Treat a postcode as an area search, not an exact boundary.
Open the constraints checker → - 2
Confirm on Tonbridge and Malling's Planning Map
Open Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council's interactive planning or constraints map and locate the exact property or red-line site boundary.
Open Tonbridge and Malling council website → - 3
Read the designation and appraisal
Open the underlying Planning Data record where available, then find the council appraisal or management plan describing the area’s character and local design guidance.
Open the official dataset → - 4
Check planning history and Article 4
A planning condition or Article 4 direction can remove rights beyond the standard conservation-area restrictions. Read the actual notice and any conditions affecting the property.
Screen published Article 4 records →