Roofers in Teynham
28.4 road miles from Margate. Teynham roofs repaired, re-covered and rebuilt, with your roof surveyed and pictured before any price goes into writing.
- Conservation area nearbyCellar Hill and Greenstreet conservation area nearby.
- Inspected by STGBuilding control through the STG partnership.
- Grade II houseAlverley House listed Grade II, 21 March 1985.
A two-part conservation area and a shared building control service
Two names
The conservation area is Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham, and its boundary lies within about 0.75 km of the village centre.
STG team
Building control here comes through STG, a partnership serving four Kent councils, Swale among them, not a Swale team of its own.
Grade II houses
Alverley House, listed 21 March 1985, and The Grange are Grade II, so a roof on either carries listed building consent questions.
Teynham, Swale borough
Teynham's roof paperwork in four lines
| Council | Swale Borough Council |
|---|---|
| Building control | STG Building Control Partnership |
| Scaffold and skip licences | Kent County Council |
| Conservation area | Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, Teynham |
| Population, 2021 | 3,277 (Teynham parish) |
| From Margate | 28.4 road miles, about 39 min |
| Alverley House | Grade II, first listed 21 March 1985 |
| The Grange | Grade II, National Heritage List |
| Listed entries within 500 m | 8, National Heritage List |
| STG Building Control | 01634 331133, Rochester ME1 1EW |
Teynham has 3,277 residents, 8 listed entries within 500 metres of its centre, and a building control service it shares with Canterbury through STG.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, Swale Borough Council, Kent County Council, OSRM road routing.
Teynham, hill and partnership
Teynham roofs sit between a two-part conservation area, a shared building control service and Kent County Council
Three chapters on the Cellar Hill and Greenstreet boundary, how STG Building Control reaches a Swale address, and what Kent County Council requires for a scaffold or a skip.
Chapter 01 of 03
Cellar Hill, Greenstreet and the conservation area line
Teynham lies 28.4 road miles west of Margate, about 39 minutes by road, in Swale Borough Council's area, and the 2021 Census counted 3,277 people in the parish. Its conservation area carries two place names, Cellar Hill and Greenstreet, and the boundary lies within about 0.75 km of the village centre. Swale lists 51 designated conservation areas across the borough, so this is one among many, but it is the one that counts when a Teynham roof is being planned. Planning sits with Swale, building control with STG and the highway with Kent County Council, so a Teynham job can touch three offices before the first slate moves.
What a boundary changes is the route, not the right to do the work. Demolishing an unlisted building inside a conservation area needs planning permission, and the area is also article 2(3) land, where some roof extensions stop being automatic. Swale publishes a table of its Article 4 directions, and in Faversham the direction reaches the roof coverings of front slopes that face the road. That is Faversham's rule. For a Teynham address the open question is whether any direction applies, and Swale Borough Council is the body that answers it.
The national list adds a second layer. Alverley House was first listed Grade II on 21 March 1985, and The Grange is also Grade II, among 8 listed entries within 500 metres of the centre. Under section 7 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, consent is needed before anyone changes what gives a listed building its character, and for these houses that includes the roof: the covering, the ridge, the chimney stacks and the lead around them.
The order of work follows from this. A survey comes first, with pictures of the slopes, the gutters and the stack. Then the address is held up against the entry and the map, and only after that is a specification drafted. Where neither applies, the survey still sets out the work slope by slope, so the quote describes every part of the roof. For a full re-cover, our roof replacement work is written to match existing details wherever the listing or the boundary asks for it, and the new roof planning guide explains when an application is needed at all.
Myth
STG is a private firm, so council rules do not apply.FactSTG Building Control Partnership provides local authority building control for four Kent councils, Swale Borough Council among them.
Myth
A roof direction in Faversham covers every Swale village.FactThat direction belongs to the Faversham conservation area; for Teynham, ask Swale Borough Council whether any direction applies.
Source: STG Building Control Partnership; Swale Borough Council, Article 4 directions
Chapter 02 of 03
How STG Building Control reaches a Teynham roof
For Building Regulations, a Teynham address falls to the STG Building Control Partnership, which serves Canterbury City Council, Swale Borough Council and two other Kent authorities from its Rochester offices. The team is on 01634 331133. That makes Teynham one of several places that share a Building Regulations service while planning stays with separate councils, and it explains why a question put to Swale about planning will not settle a Building Regulations question. The partnership has no say over listed buildings or conservation areas, which stay with Swale Borough Council.
The first test for a re-roof is the Planning Portal's. Its two conditions are that less than 25 per cent of the building envelope and less than 50 per cent of the roof is affected. Because the envelope takes in every wall, floor and window as well as the roof, the roof share is the figure to watch on a pitched house, and a full re-cover crosses it. Stay inside both and the job normally falls outside the application route.
Building control on a Teynham re-roof
Measure the change
Work out what share of the roof and of the building envelope the job touches.
Compare the weight
A new covering 15 per cent or more heavier than the old brings approval into play.
Ask the right office
STG Building Control answers for Swale addresses, on 01634 331133.
Agree it in writing
The route is settled before the scaffold goes up.
Two things can bring a small job into the net. One is weight: approval is needed wherever the replacement outweighs the old covering by 15 per cent or more. Approved Document A phrases the structural trigger as a loading increase of more than 15%, so the two documents differ slightly: a covering that comes out exactly 15 per cent heavier is caught by the Planning Portal's wording but not by AD A's. The other is fire behaviour, when the new covering would differ significantly from the old one. The Planning Portal also suggests getting a structural engineer's or surveyor's view first.
Not every owner wants the council-side service. Private building control has long existed, and since 6 April 2024 the private route has meant a registered building control approver. Either way the route should be agreed in writing before the scaffold goes up, and the written plan for a Teynham job names which one applies. The guttering, soffits and fascias that come with a re-roof are scoped in the same visit. A change of covering also brings the weight question back to the frame: where rafters show sagging or old repairs, the survey photographs them so STG and any engineer judge from the same evidence.
Chapter 03 of 03
Kent County Council, the scaffold and the skip
Standing a scaffold on the road or pavement calls for a Kent County Council licence under section 169 of the Highways Act 1980. The scaffolding company files the request with Kent County Council, which needs 5 working days before the start date. For 2026 to 2027 the fee is £52 per week and a site inspection, where Kent County Council judges one necessary, is £78. Public liability insurance of £5 million is required before an application can be made. An infringement found on inspection costs £120 from Kent County Council, and further visits are charged at £120 a time. That is a reason to treat the licence conditions as part of the job: the dates, the position and the lighting are agreed with the scaffolder before the first board goes up, and you are told them as well.
A skip on the highway is permitted separately by Kent County Council. The charge is £45 per week for 2026 to 2027, applications are due 5 working days ahead of delivery, and a renewal needs 3 days. A skip should not be larger than 5 m by 2 m, and a footway skip needs express permission and must leave 1.5 metres clear for pedestrians. An unpermitted skip costs a £120 inspection fee plus a £45 retrospective permit. Calls before applying are answered by Kent County Council highways on 03000 41 81 81.
Walking the job through before the licence goes in saves a second application. The scaffolder needs the position on the pavement, the width left for walkers, the number of weeks, the start date and whether a skip will stand alongside, since the two are planned as one layout, and a tight programme is built around the licence, not the other way round, because both the licence and the skip permit are charged by the week.
For the household, all this reduces to dates. The survey leads to one total in writing, the licence and permit dates follow, and a message each day tells you what was done. Waste leaves the site with us, and if the survey meets something unexpected, such as softened timber at a valley, you see the photograph before any change to the plan is made.
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Scaffold licence | 5 working days before the start |
| Skip permit | 5 working days before placing |
| Skip renewal | 3 days' notice |
| Largest skip | 5 m long by 2 m wide |
Source: Kent County Council, scaffolding and skip terms and conditions
10-Year workmanship guarantee. In writing
Around Teynham
Teynham between Swale's planning and the four-council STG partnership
Teynham falls under Swale Borough Council for planning, but its building control comes from STG, the same partnership that serves Canterbury, so addresses in both share a Building Regulations route even though different councils handle planning.
Teynham roofs: STG, Swale and the boundary line
Is a Teynham house inside the Cellar Hill and Greenstreet boundary?
The conservation area lies within about 0.75 km of the village centre, so a house near the middle may be inside and one on the edge may not. Swale Borough Council holds the map, and one enquiry against your address settles it. Swale has 51 conservation areas in all, so ask about this one by name.
Who checks Building Regulations on a re-roof in Teynham?
STG Building Control Partnership answers for Swale addresses, on 01634 331133, and a registered building control approver is the private alternative. Under the Planning Portal's test, the envelope share must stay less than 25 per cent and the roof share less than 50 per cent for a job to escape an application, and the weight rule applies besides.
Does Swale's Faversham roof direction apply to a Teynham house?
No. Swale's Article 4 direction for the Faversham conservation area reaches roof coverings on front slopes facing the road, and it belongs to that area. For a Teynham address, check whether any direction applies with Swale Borough Council before changing the covering on a slope that faces the road, because a direction is local to its own mapped area.
What does listing change for Alverley House or The Grange in Teynham?
Both are Grade II. Section 7 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires listed building consent for works that alter a listed building's character. Swale Borough Council decides. A roof is covered because the listing protects the whole building, and the National Heritage List entry shows what is protected.
How much warning does a scaffold on a Teynham street need?
Kent County Council issues the licence once the scaffolding company has applied, 5 working days ahead. The 2026 to 2027 charge is £52 per week. Separate permission for a skip on the road costs £45 per week, and Kent County Council highways can be asked about either on 03000 41 81 81.
A Teynham roof in photographs first
Send a photo and your street name; the survey comes before the written price, which arrives as one total.