Dormer, hip-to-gable and mansard loft conversion drawings for Teynham and Lynsted homes — prepared to Swale Borough Council's design guidance, delivered in days and revised free until your decision lands, with a free approval-odds score first.
Swale Borough Council granted 94% of the householder planning decisions it made in its latest published year — 7 points above the 87% England-wide householder average. Teynham and Lynsted contains Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Lewson Street conservation areas (Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham designated 1970), so materials, fenestration and roof form are assessed against the appraisal, which is where a policy-literate drawing pack earns its keep. Its dominant Victorian (1837–1901) and postwar (1945–1970) housing stock sets the design brief on most streets.
Under Class B, a rear dormer stays permitted development up to 40m³ of added roof volume on a terrace or 50m³ on a semi-detached or detached house, while Class A allows a single-storey rear extension of 3m beyond the original rear wall on a terrace and 4m on a detached house before a full application is needed. Teynham and Lynsted carries at least one Article 4 direction, and conservation areas including Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown and Lewson Street remove those rights outright, so we confirm your exact address before a line is drawn. A validated householder application in Teynham and Lynsted is determined against an 8-week statutory target.
Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham (conservation area designated in 1970), Kingsdown (conservation area designated in 1976), Lewson Street (conservation area designated in 1975), Lynsted - Bogle (conservation area designated in 1970), Lynsted - The Street (conservation area designated in 1970), Tonge (conservation area designated in 1987), Luddenham (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted), Lynsted with Kingsdown (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted), Norton, Buckland and Stone (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted), Oare (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted), Teynham (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted) and Tonge (civil parish within Teynham and Lynsted) — these are the Teynham and Lynsted pockets our drawings cover most. Heritage designations here include Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Lewson Street, Lynsted - Bogle, Lynsted - The Street and Tonge. Swale Borough Council weighs each proposal against Swale Borough Council's adopted local plan and its householder design guidance, where the 2,940 homes here are 28% pre-1900, 12% 1955-1964, 10% 1965-1972, which is what sets the realistic roof and rear-projection options. On roofs the borough is steeply pitched slate roofs, valley gutters and party parapets typical of pre-1900 building and shallow gabled roofs typical of that period's building, over Victorian and earlier houses (28% of 2,940 homes), late-1950s and early-1960s houses (12%) and late-1960s and early-1970s houses (10%).
Teynham and Lynsted's designated heritage is specific, and it is the first thing we check against your address: Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham (conservation area designated in 1970), Kingsdown (conservation area designated in 1976), Lewson Street (conservation area designated in 1975), Lynsted - Bogle (conservation area designated in 1970), Lynsted - The Street (conservation area designated in 1970) and Tonge (conservation area designated in 1987). Inside those boundaries permitted development is curtailed and Swale Borough Council assesses materials, window detail and roof form against the area's own appraisal, so a scheme that would be waved through two streets away can need a full application here.
Beyond the designated areas, Teynham and Lynsted takes in Luddenham, Lynsted with Kingsdown, Norton, Buckland and Stone, Oare, Teynham and Tonge. Swale Borough Council has 22 recorded Article 4 directions, removing permitted development for rear and side extensions — check the address before assuming PD applies in Teynham and Lynsted.
On stock, Teynham and Lynsted is Victorian and earlier houses (28% of 2,940 homes), late-1950s and early-1960s houses (12%) and late-1960s and early-1970s houses (10%) — which is why steeply pitched slate roofs, valley gutters and party parapets typical of pre-1900 building and shallow gabled roofs typical of that period's building govern what a loft or rear projection can realistically be. Swale Borough Council decided 329 householder applications in the latest published year and granted 94%, with 37% issued inside the eight-week target. Those are the numbers our drawings are prepared against.
The full build-period split for Teynham and Lynsted runs pre-1900 28% (810 homes), 1900-1918 0% (10 homes), 1919-1929 1% (20 homes), 1930-1939 5% (150 homes), 1945-1954 6% (190 homes), 1955-1964 12% (360 homes), 1965-1972 10% (300 homes), 1973-1982 3% (100 homes), 1983-1992 4% (110 homes), 1993-1999 4% (110 homes) and 2000-2008 4% (110 homes). That distribution is why pre-1900 detailing dominates the drawings here, and it is measured from council-tax records rather than assumed from the street name.
Swale Borough Council also decides for Abbey, Borden and Grove Park, Boughton and Courtenay, East Downs, Sheerness, Watling and West Downs, so a decision in Teynham and Lynsted sits inside a wider pattern of decisions we track across the same authority — useful when an officer cites a precedent from the next area over.
The Article 4 directions recorded for this council include 1 and 2 Flint Cottages, 20 East Street, 43-47, 49-51, 54, 56, 57, 59-72 Marine Parade and 49, 88, 90, 104, 114-128(evens), 132-140(evens) The Street and 1 & 2 Chapel Cottages. Each removes a specific permitted-development right inside its own boundary, which is why the check is done on the address rather than on the town.
Published figures for Teynham and Lynsted and Swale Borough Council. These are the numbers that decide what is realistic on your street, so we work from them rather than from national averages.
| Measure | Teynham and Lynsted |
|---|---|
| Dwellings recorded | 2,940 |
| Built pre-1900 | 810 (28%) |
| Built 1900-1918 | 10 (0%) |
| Built 1919-1929 | 20 (1%) |
| Built 1930-1939 | 150 (5%) |
| Built 1945-1954 | 190 (6%) |
| Built 1955-1964 | 360 (12%) |
| Built 1965-1972 | 300 (10%) |
| Built 1973-1982 | 100 (3%) |
| Built 1983-1992 | 110 (4%) |
| Built 1993-1999 | 110 (4%) |
| Built 2000-2008 | 110 (4%) |
| Built before 1919 | 28% |
| Built 1919–1939 | 6% |
| Built 1945–2008 | 44% |
| Conservation areas in Teynham and Lynsted | 6 (Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown…) |
| Conservation areas district-wide | 52 |
| Article 4 directions recorded | 22 |
| Householder applications decided | 329 |
| Householder applications granted | 94% |
| Decided within 8 weeks | 37% |
Dwelling stock from VOA council-tax data at 31 March 2025; conservation-area and Article 4 counts from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG); decision figures are Swale Borough Council's own, from MHCLG live table PS2 for the year to 31 March 2026.
Teynham and Lynsted's roofs set the brief. The borough is built largely from Victorian and earlier houses (28% of 2,940 homes), late-1950s and early-1960s houses (12%) and late-1960s and early-1970s houses (10%), and its lofts sit under steeply pitched slate roofs, valley gutters and party parapets typical of pre-1900 building and shallow gabled roofs typical of that period's building — the geometry that decides whether a rear dormer, a hip-to-gable or a mansard gives you the headroom you want. Swale Borough Council assesses loft proposals against Swale Borough Council's adopted local plan and its householder design guidance, and its case officers read each roof against the pair next door and the wider street before they read the plans.
That makes drawing quality decisive. We measure ridge and eaves heights, roof pitch and the existing stair, calculate the added volume against the permitted-development limits exactly, and show the workings on the drawings so Swale Borough Council can verify them. Teynham and Lynsted contains Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Lewson Street conservation areas (Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham designated 1970), so materials, fenestration and roof form are assessed against the appraisal, so we resolve it on the page rather than leave it for the case officer to raise.
Teynham and Lynsted also carries protected streets — Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Lewson Street, Lynsted - Bogle, Lynsted - The Street and Tonge among them. Swale Borough Council has 22 recorded Article 4 directions, removing permitted development for rear and side extensions — check the address before assuming PD applies in Teynham and Lynsted. We check your address against those designations before a line is drawn.
Many Teynham and Lynsted loft conversions proceed without planning permission — a rear dormer within the permitted-development volume limits (40 cubic metres on a terrace, 50 on a semi or detached house) is usually lawful. You will normally need a full application to Swale Borough Council if any of these apply:
We draw the roof line, the ridge height and the neighbour's daylight on the page — the relationships Swale Borough Council's officers check first — and submit a validation-complete pack, whether that is a lawful development certificate or a full householder application.
Below is Swale Borough Council's real householder decision record, pulled from official planning statistics and updated as new data lands. Swale Borough Council granted 94% of its householder applications in the year to 31 March 2026, and Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham shapes what is approved here. Professionally prepared loft drawings anticipate those pressure points before submission, which is why complete, policy-literate packs are decided faster and refused less often than DIY applications.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (householder decisions, England, 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026). Compare every borough on our London approval-rate league table.
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Across Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown and Lewson Street, the recurring loft is the rear dormer — a box across the back roof slope that turns a cramped attic into a full-height double bedroom and en-suite. On steeply pitched slate roofs, valley gutters and party parapets typical of pre-1900 building, that is usually the most efficient use of the roof; where the stock is shallow gabled roofs typical of that period's building, a hip-to-gable followed by a rear dormer unlocks far more space, though it needs a full application.
The 2,940 homes here are 28% pre-1900, 12% 1955-1964, 10% 1965-1972, which is what sets the realistic roof and rear-projection options. We draw the dormer inside the volume allowance, keep the flat-roof build-up below the ridge, and set the face back from the eaves as the rules require — so the pack answers Swale Borough Council's questions before they are asked. Where permitted-development rights are exhausted or removed, we prepare a householder application composed to the borough's roof-alteration guidance instead.
We draw loft conversions on every street in the borough. A few of the neighbourhoods where Teynham and Lynsted roofs come up most often:
Loft conversion drawings for Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham's conservation area designated in 1970 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Kingsdown's conservation area designated in 1976 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Lewson Street's conservation area designated in 1975 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Lynsted - Bogle's conservation area designated in 1970 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Lynsted - The Street's conservation area designated in 1970 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Tonge's conservation area designated in 1987 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Swale Borough Council's guidance.
The right loft in Teynham and Lynsted depends on your roof. This is how the main types compare on planning route and the space they add.
| Loft type | Permitted development? | Space & headroom | What Swale Borough Council checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear dormer | Usually yes, within volume limits | Full-height double room at the back | Volume, set-back from eaves, ridge height |
| Hip-to-gable | No — full application | Extends the whole side of the roof | Roof bulk and the symmetry of the pair |
| Mansard | No — full application | Maximum floor area across the roof | Street character, especially in conservation areas |
| Rooflights only | Usually yes (Class C) | Light and headroom, no extra footprint | Whether rooflights sit within the existing slope |
Route depends on your street — conservation areas such as Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham and Kingsdown and Article 4 directions can remove permitted-development rights.
A fixed process built around how Swale Borough Council validates and decides householder loft applications — most drawings are submission-ready within seven days of survey.
Tell us your Teynham and Lynsted postcode and roof type. We confirm your conservation and Article 4 status, how much permitted-development volume you have left, and score your odds against live Swale Borough Council decisions.
We measure ridge and eaves heights, roof pitch, joist levels and the existing stair — the numbers the volume calculation and head heights depend on.
Chartered designers develop the dormer, hip-to-gable or mansard to your brief, drawn inside the Class B limits or to Swale Borough Council's roof-alteration guidance.
We submit the certificate or application, manage validation and case-officer queries, and revise the drawings free until Swale Borough Council issues its decision.
Often not. A rear dormer within 40 cubic metres on a terrace, or 50 on a semi-detached or detached house, set back from the eaves and no higher than the ridge, is usually permitted development. In Teynham and Lynsted the main exceptions are hip-to-gable conversions, dormers visible from the highway, and homes in conservation areas such as Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham and Kingsdown or on streets with an Article 4 direction. Swale Borough Council is the decision-maker.
Generally no. In conservation areas including Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham and Kingsdown, Class B permitted-development rights for lofts are removed, so a rear dormer that would be lawful elsewhere needs a full application to Swale Borough Council. Swale Borough Council has 22 recorded Article 4 directions, removing permitted development for rear and side extensions — check the address before assuming PD applies in Teynham and Lynsted. We check your exact address before drawing.
On steeply pitched slate roofs, valley gutters and party parapets typical of pre-1900 building, common across Teynham and Lynsted, a rear dormer is usually the most efficient conversion and often permitted development. Where the roof is shallow gabled roofs typical of that period's building, a hip-to-gable followed by a rear dormer gains far more usable space but needs planning permission. Our survey confirms which your roof supports before we draw. Swale Borough Council is the decision-maker.
A householder planning application in Teynham and Lynsted runs to a statutory eight-week target, and a lawful development certificate to eight weeks as well, though validation can add time if the pack is incomplete. We submit validation-complete drawings and manage case-officer queries to keep the decision on track. Swale Borough Council is the decision-maker.
If your dormer is permitted development, a lawful development certificate from Swale Borough Council is council-stamped proof of that — worth having, because every buyer's solicitor will ask for it when you sell. We prepare and submit the certificate application with the same drawing pack. This applies to your Teynham and Lynsted address specifically.
Every roof is different, so we quote each Teynham and Lynsted project individually — a fixed, no-obligation price back within one working day. The quote covers the full drawing pack with free revisions until Swale Borough Council approves, and we tell you upfront whether your loft qualifies as permitted development. Call 020 7864 7245 to start.
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