Monkton · 22.6 road miles north
Roofers in Monkton
Monkton has a conservation area, three Grade II listings and a scheduled Anglo-Saxon cemetery close to the village centre. A survey here begins by sorting out which of those touch your address, and then turns to the roof itself, from the covering and the ridge to the lead and the gutters. After the survey, one written total price.
- Village designation
- Monkton has a conservation area, and Thanet District Council confirms whether an address sits inside it
- Buried history
- A scheduled Anglo-Saxon cemetery north of Walters Hall Farm
- Scaffold fee
- Kent County Council, £52 per week for 2026 to 2027
- Road from Folkestone
- 22.6 road miles, about 35 minutes
Three Monkton roof faults and where each one leads
What we found
A slipped tile at the eaves, its neighbours sound
What it fairly needs
Refix the tile and test its clip.
What we found
A damp patch beside a chimney on a listed cottage
What it fairly needs
Read the flashing, then settle consent before pricing.
What we found
A rotten fascia board behind a sagging gutter
What it fairly needs
New boards first, then a gutter laid to fall.
The fair ledger
Old Post Office, Parsonage House and the cemetery near Monkton's centre
Monkton's three Grade II listings, its scheduled Anglo-Saxon cemetery and the Flood Zone 2 land near its centre each change what gets asked before a roof is priced. A verdict stamp closes each entry: repair, replace or check.
Entry 01Listed cottages
Delce Cottages, Lantern Cottage and Parsonage House: three Grade II roofs
Delce Cottages with the Old Post Office, Lantern Cottage with No 153, and Parsonage House are all listed Grade II. A roof on any of them begins with a consent question.
Three listings and one conservation area
Historic England holds all three entries: 1224789 for Delce Cottages and the Old Post Office, first listed on 7 October 1986; 1224731 for Lantern Cottage and No 153, first listed on 1 February 1972; and 1266849 for Parsonage House. The conservation area is a separate layer on the map, and only Thanet District Council can say whether your address lies inside its line.
Listing does not take away permitted development for roof work. What it adds is listed building consent, which becomes a requirement whenever the work would alter the building's special character, and a covering, a ridge or a verge can all do that. On any of the three we treat pitched roofing work the same way on every slope: photographs first, then a proposal. The planning guide deals with the planning questions.
On a listed roof the order of work matters. We photograph first, measure second and only then write down what we would change, so the council can compare the plan against the pictures rather than against our word. Nothing is stripped, and nothing is ordered, while a question is still open.
On a listed Monkton roof
Two tiles slipped on one slope
Refix, replace cracked ones
Chimney flashing lifting
Re-dress or renew the lead
Whole slope worn through
Council before price
What reaches the council first
- A photograph of each slope and of the chimney stack.
- The list entry number, so the building is identified exactly.
- A note of what has failed, and why a smaller repair will not do where that is the case.
- The covering we propose, set beside the one now on the roof.
You hold copies of everything sent. Materials are ordered after the council has replied, never before, and the roof stays covered and watertight while any question is open.
Does Parsonage House or Lantern Cottage need consent for a tile refix?
It depends on how far the work reaches. A few refixed tiles that leave the covering's appearance alone may sit differently from a new covering, and the council is the one to say. We ask Thanet District Council before work is booked and put its reply in writing for you.
Entry 02Cemetery
A scheduled Anglo-Saxon cemetery and where its rules stop
Monkton's Anglo-Saxon cemetery, 550 m north of Walters Hall Farm, is a scheduled monument close to the village centre.
Scheduling is a rule about the monument
Section 2 of the 1979 Act on ancient monuments and archaeological areas makes works to a scheduled monument an offence unless they are authorised. That duty belongs to the monument itself, a burial site, and it does not travel across to the roofs of houses nearby. Historic England's list entry for it is 1018880.
A Monkton house therefore answers for itself: its listing, where one exists, then the conservation area, then ordinary planning when neither applies. Where an address sits close to the scheduled land, we put the question to Thanet District Council, because asking costs nothing and a wrong assumption can cost a re-do. The answer goes in writing beside the quote, with the date it was given, which leaves a record for whoever owns the house next.
Myth: A scheduled cemetery nearby means every roof in the village needs special consent.
Fact: The schedule guards the burial ground. A house is a separate question, answered by its listing, the conservation area line and ordinary planning.
1018880
the list number for the Monkton Anglo-Saxon cemetery, a scheduled monument
Historic England list entry
Sorting a Monkton address in four questions
- Is the house itself listed? Then listed building consent comes into it.
- Is it inside the Monkton conservation area? Thanet District Council confirms.
- Does it stand beside the scheduled cemetery land? Ask the council whether anything applies.
- None of these? Then the usual rules apply, and the Planning Portal test for a re-cover is checked.
From slope to drain
A flood zone says nothing about how a roof is built, and a repair goes ahead in the usual way. It does make sense to follow the water from the slope down to the ground, because a gutter that holds a pool or a downpipe that throws water at a wall is a fault you can see and fix.
Brett Martin advises a fall of 1 mm for every 600 mm of gutter run, towards the outlet. At the survey we sight along each run for sag between brackets, look at every joint for a drop, and then follow the downpipe to the gully. Our gutters, soffits and fascias service covers the whole roofline when the verdict goes that far.
Roof water that has no clear route runs down the wall, the fascia or the ground at the foot of the house, so the downpipe gets as much attention as the roof above it. A joint that weeps onto brickwork leaves a dark or green stain you can see from the path, and a stain like that is a useful clue at a survey.
Entry 03Flood map
Flood Zone 2 land and the gutters that carry roof water off
The Environment Agency maps land near the middle of Monkton as Flood Zone 2. That describes land, though it is a fair prompt to check how roof water leaves a house.
What moves a gutter quote
- Length of the run
- Height of the eaves
- Condition of the board behind
- Whether the gully needs clearing
One written total price
Where a Monkton gutter fails
- Bracket holding the run
- Joint that has dropped
- Outlet to the downpipe
These three points explain most of what a survey finds on a gutter that overflows.
Checks at a Monkton roofline
- Bracket spacing, and any fixing pulled from a soft board.
- The fall along each run, sighted by eye and checked with a level.
- Joints that have dropped and now hold water.
- Outlets and downpipes, for blockage or a loose socket.
- The fascia behind, pressed with a screwdriver tip for softness.
- The gully at the foot, and where it carries the water on.
If the board has rotted, the gutter is only the first sign, so the verdict names both and the price covers both. Fitting a new gutter to a rotten board would hide the fault for a season and nothing more.
Cottage, cemetery or gutter: which one sounds like your Monkton roof?
Photographs by message or a visit in person, whichever suits you. Either way, the written reply gives each point a verdict and names any consent route that must be settled first, so you know the order of work before anything is booked or ordered.
From Folkestone up to Monkton
Monkton lies 22.6 road miles north of Folkestone, about 35 minutes by road. At the 2021 Census, Monkton (Thanet) parish had 753 usual residents. Begin with a photograph taken on your phone: one wide shot of each slope shows how the roof is assembled, and one close shot shows the fault. A survey follows, and nothing is priced blind. If the roof is a listed one, say so in your message and we will ask the council what it needs first.
Monkton roof questions, from Grade II cottages to the cemetery
Do the Grade II listings at Delce Cottages and Lantern Cottage change a re-roof in Monkton?
They can. A listed house keeps permitted development for roof work, yet listed building consent is a further requirement for anything that touches its character, and a new covering can. We photograph the roof, quote the list entry and put the question to Thanet District Council before any material is ordered. A small repair is a lighter question than a strip and re-lay, and the survey tells you which one you have.
Does the scheduled Anglo-Saxon cemetery limit work on a Monkton house roof?
The 1979 Act on scheduled monuments governs works to the monument itself, which here is a burial site, and not the houses around it. A Monkton roof answers to its own listing, where it has one, and to the usual planning rules. If your house stands close to the scheduled ground, we ask Thanet District Council whether anything applies, and the written notes record the reply and its date.
Who licenses a scaffold on a Monkton road?
Scaffolding that occupies the public highway needs a Kent County Council licence, priced at £52 per week for 2026 to 2027. The skip or scaffolding company should submit the application for you, in Kent County Council's words. We arrange it with our scaffolder. Scaffolding wholly on your own ground falls outside the highway rules, and the survey notes which case yours is.
What does Flood Zone 2 land near the middle of Monkton mean for a roof repair?
Flood Zone 2 land lies close to the village centre, as the Environment Agency maps it. A zone describes land and sets no rule for roofs, so a repair goes ahead in the ordinary way. It is a sound reason to look hard at gutters, downpipes and gullies at the survey, because roof water that leaves the house cleanly is one worry fewer for the owner, whatever the weather does next.
Does a new roof covering in Monkton need Building Regulations approval?
The Planning Portal test has two measures: less than 25 per cent of the building envelope and less than 50 per cent of the roof touched. Weight is a separate test, and a new covering 15 per cent or more heavier requires approval whatever the area. Thanet District Council's own Building Control team, on 01843 577522, confirms the route for your house, and we ask before work is booked.
Is the Monkton conservation area a problem for roof work?
Monkton has a designated conservation area, and Thanet District Council settles whether an address sits inside the line. Ask the council too about any Article 4 direction before booking. We check both at the start and put the answers beside the quote, so no rule surfaces after the scaffold is up. The planning guide on this site explains the wider picture in plain terms.
A Monkton roof you would like looked at?
You'll get one written total price.