Solar panels, heat pumps and insulation in NEW DOVER ROAD AND ST. AUGUSTINE'S ROAD registered conservation area
In the NEW DOVER ROAD AND ST. AUGUSTINE'S ROAD registered conservation area (Canterbury), external wall insulation needs planning permission, and so does an air source heat pump on a wall or roof facing the road; one at the back or side, internal and loft insulation and solar panels on a roof slope normally do not. An Article 4 direction published by Canterbury covers this area, but the published data does not say which rights it removes — check the direction before any work. 278 homes inside the boundary have an energy certificate: 12.9% are solid-wall homes with no wall insulation, 76.6% heat with a gas boiler and 30.6% are rated D–G; 0 have a heat pump. EPC register November 2026; rules as at 21 October 2026.
Data: EPC register November 2026 (latest certificate per home), conservation area boundaries 3 November 2026, permitted development rules as at 21 October 2026 · calculated 5 November 2026 · Methodology and sources
278homes with an energy certificate
12.9%solid walls, no insulation
76.6%heated by a gas boiler
0heat pumps
Article 4: An Article 4 direction published by Canterbury covers this area, but the published data does not say which rights it removes — check the direction before any work. (Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016)
What needs planning permission in NEW DOVER ROAD AND ST. AUGUSTINE'S ROAD registered
Work (house, not listed)
In a conservation area
Rule
Air source heat pump on a wall or roof facing the road, or nearer the road than the house
Planning permission needed
Part 14 Class G, G.1(j)
Air source heat pump at the back or side (outdoor unit up to 1.5 m³, MCS Planning Standards, one per house — two on a detached house)
No permission needed (permitted development), unless an Article 4 direction removes it — check with the council
Part 14 Class G
Solar panels on a pitched roof (up to 0.2 m proud, not above the ridge)
No permission needed (permitted development), unless an Article 4 direction removes it — check with the council
Part 14 Class A, A.2(c)
Solar panels on a wall, balcony or roof enclosure facing the road
Planning permission needed
Part 14 Class A, A.2(e)
Solar panels on a flat roof (up to 0.6 m above the roof)
Prior approval of appearance from the council, unless an Article 4 direction removes it — check with the council
Replacement windows and doors of similar appearance
No permission needed (permitted development), unless an Article 4 direction removes it — check with the council
Part 1 Class A, A.3(a)
Listed buildings: none recorded inside the boundary; on a listed building, solar panels and heat pumps are not permitted development and need listed building consent.
Flats: 77% of the certified homes here are flats or maisonettes. Homes in a block of flats have no householder rights for alterations; heat pumps and solar have their own, tighter rules for blocks of flats.
The homes in the area (latest certificate per home, n = 278)
Walls
Homes
Share
Modern wall (U-value from the design)
73
26.3%
Cavity wall, insulated (as built or unspecified)
71
25.5%
Cavity wall, unfilled
40
14.4%
Solid wall (brick or stone), no insulation
36
12.9%
Cavity wall, filled
20
7.2%
Timber frame
19
6.8%
Solid wall, insulated
10
3.6%
Cavity wall, partly insulated
6
2.2%
Solid wall, internal insulation
2
0.7%
Other or not known
1
0.4%
Heating
Homes
Share
Gas boiler
213
76.6%
Electric (storage heaters, panels, boiler)
65
23.4%
Loft / roof insulation
Homes
Share
No insulation
22
7.9%
Under 200 mm
23
8.3%
200 mm or more
32
11.5%
Insulated (depth not recorded)
27
9.7%
Flat or other home above
142
51.1%
Other
32
11.5%
Windows
Homes
Share
Double glazed
215
77.3%
Single glazed
53
19.1%
Secondary glazing
9
3.2%
Triple glazed
1
0.4%
BCD
Energy rating: B 104 (37.4%) · C 89 (32.0%) · D 60 (21.6%) · E 16 (5.8%) · F 8 (2.9%) · G 1 (0.4%). Houses and bungalows: 23% of the homes; solar panels on 0.4% of the certificates. Most common build period on the certificates: 2021. Designated: 10 November 1998.
Compared with Canterbury and England
Share of homes
NEW DOVER ROAD AND ST. AUGUSTINE'S ROAD registered
All 98 areas in Canterbury
England
Solid walls, no insulation
12.9%
36.5%
48.7%
Gas boiler
76.6%
73.7%
66.4%
Rated D–G
30.6%
—
56.5%
Caveats
Certificates describe a home when it was assessed; 61% of these are from 2020 or later (latest 3 August 2026). “No insulation (assumed)” is the assessor's default for older walls.
The rules are England's national permitted development rules (General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2, as at 21 October 2026). They do not cover building regulations or a council's own conditions. This is not a planning decision: ask Canterbury if in doubt.
Boundary: Canterbury City Council via planning.data.gov.uk (entity 44010069, reference 184, 16.2 ha); the council's appraisal or map. Homes are placed by the coordinates of their UPRN (OS Open UPRN); addresses are not shown.