Comment on the Draft Conservation Area Appraisal for Detling
Detling Conservation Area was designated by Maidstone Borough Council in 1970 and the appraisal was adopted in 2007. The original pattern of development of the medieval village is a simple linear one along The Street which until recent years formed part of the main route from Maidstone to Sittingbourne. A small amount of development also took place along the Pilgrims Way, particularly to the east, but the concentration of buildings along The Street indicates that this formed the main route from the earliest time of the village’s development.
The Street itself is more or less continuously developed between the parish church at its southern end and the cross roads with the Pilgrims Way at its northern end. However, there is a marked difference between the character of development on its eastern and western sides, probably explained by the fact that the west side of The Street comprised the original manorial site.
Consequently, the western side of The Street is generally developed at a lower density with buildings set back from the road and with trees forming dominant features. The more intensively-developed eastern side of The Street features generally smaller properties on smaller plots, set either right up to the road or behind small forecourts.
The north-western quadrant of the junction of The Street/Pilgrims Way/Detling Hill remains underdeveloped, although originally it formed part of the grounds of the Victorian mansion of Lynchfield, demolished circa 1960 to make way for the Detling Bypass.
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