Tankerton · 29.7 road miles north of Folkestone
Roofers in Tankerton
Church Street (Whitstable), Tankerton, and Canterbury and Whitstable Railway and Whitstable Station are named conservation areas close to Tankerton's centre, and the coastline is only 0.09 miles away. We look at the council map first, then at flat extension roofs, then at the eaves.
- Designated areas
- Church Street (Whitstable); Tankerton; Canterbury and Whitstable Railway and Whitstable Station
- Heritage list
- 2 Cannon (opposite No 9), Grade II, list entry 1106364
- Zone 3 near the centre
- Flood Zone 3 land lies near Tankerton's centre, on the Environment Agency's map
- Kerbside scaffold
- Kent County Council, £52 per week for 2026 to 2027
Tankerton roofs and the plain verdicts they can earn
What we found
A drip trim lifting along one edge
What it fairly needs
Refix the trim, keep the membrane.
What we found
A street face inside a designated area
What it fairly needs
Ask the council about the road.
What we found
A flat roof with no fall left
What it fairly needs
New membrane over a deck set to fall.
The fair ledger
Map edges, flat extension roofs and gutters on Tankerton's exposed side
Three things shape a Tankerton roof job: which conservation area edge your road sits against, how a flat roof drains, and how the eaves cope with an exposed site. Every entry ends in a verdict.
Entry 01Council map
Three conservation area edges on the council map near Tankerton
Canterbury City Council has designated all three areas, and they lie close to the centre. The one list entry near the centre is a Grade II cannon, and the next paragraphs say what that means for a roof nearby.
Reading an edge, not a street name
Three names are in play. Church Street (Whitstable), Tankerton, and Canterbury and Whitstable Railway and Whitstable Station are separate designations with separate boundaries. A Tankerton postcode does not put a house inside the Tankerton conservation area, and the Church Street name belongs to Whitstable, a fair reminder that these labels are not street signs. Two houses facing each other across a road can fall on different sides of one, so every address is checked on its own.
A house roof can be re-covered under permitted development even in a conservation area. An Article 4 direction is what could change that. We know of no direction for Tankerton, which is a different statement from there being none, so check with Canterbury City Council while the work is still being planned. The council's map is where the answer is held, and a quick look at it saves a wasted survey visit.
Can I assume my Tankerton road has no Article 4 direction?
No. We know of none near the centre, but that does not prove none exists, and it is not the council confirming it. Only Canterbury City Council can settle it for your address, and the address is sent over before any price is set.
A listed cannon, and a listed house
The National Heritage List entry closest to Tankerton's centre is 2 Cannon (opposite No 9), list entry 1106364, Grade II. It has no roof, and it makes no house beside it listed. Listed building consent, which Canterbury City Council grants, covers changes to a listed building's character, while a listed home retains its permitted development rights for roof work as well. Should your house carry a list entry, the first letter we write goes to the council with our survey attached.
For a job bigger than a re-cover, our planning guide for roof work is the place to begin. Our roof inspection service produces the dated photographs a council expects to see with a request. If your own house turns out to be listed and needs a repair, the order is always the same: photographs, description, council, reply, quote.
Loose tiles, street face in a designated area
Council first
Sound covering, failed lead
Redress the lead
Entry 02Flat roofs
Flat roofs need a fall, a sound deck and an energy check
A flat roof that keeps a pond has lost its fall. Patching beside the pond hides the cause, and a new membrane brings insulation rules along with it.
The fall that keeps rainwater moving
NFRC reports that BS 6229:2025 sets 1:80 as the least finished fall over the main roof area, and IKO names the same figure as its recommended minimum. A deck built exactly to that figure has nothing in hand once the build settles, which is why drawings aim steeper. A roof laid dead flat gives rainwater nowhere to go, so each shallow dip fills and stays full. Standing water presses on every seam and adds weight to the deck, which is why a flat roof that ponds is not left to sort itself out.
When the seams have split but the boards beneath are firm, the verdict is a new membrane over a deck set to fall, and the upstands and drip trim are redone in the same visit so no old edge is left to fail. When boards have turned soft, you see the photographs before there is any price, and the decision rests on what they show. Where the deck can be kept, we put that in writing, because keeping a sound deck is the fair verdict.
- Deck beneath the covering
- Membrane laid over it
- Upstand at the wall
- Drip trim at the edge
The energy rule that comes with a new membrane
AD L 2021 treats a fresh waterproof layer on a flat roof as renovation (paragraph 11.2). Beyond 50% of the roof's surface, the entire roof is measured against Table 4.3's improved figure of 0.16 W/m²K and not the 0.35 threshold, where the upgrade is workable in practice and a simple payback of 15 years or less is achievable. That edition holds until 24 March 2027.
At the survey we find out which insulation already sits under the deck and report whether the improved figure is reachable. Our flat roofing service shows how that survey is carried out from the deck upwards, including how we record the existing fall before any covering is removed.
1:80
the minimum finished fall in BS 6229:2025, as NFRC reports it
IKO gives the same minimum
Eaves, falls and fixings
In Cupa's words, buildings on the coast are graded with higher exposure, so fixings along the eaves and the verge are calculated for the site under BS 5534, a code Marley says isn't required by law. Brett Martin's guidance for installers is a fall of 1 mm in every 600 mm towards the outlet. Any dip between brackets leaves a puddle sitting against the fascia, and a level finds that dip where the eye does not. A sagging run can leave a stain on the fascia before anything shows indoors, so the fascia is part of the same visit.
The Environment Agency shows Flood Zone 3 land near Tankerton's centre. That describes land and flooding, not roofs, but it is one more reason to follow every downpipe to its drain. Our gutters, soffits and fascias service covers the line from fascia to outlet.
Entry 03Eaves and kerb
Gutters 0.09 miles from the coastline, and the approvals behind a re-cover
The eaves take the exposure first and the drainage second. A re-cover then raises a building control question and, if the scaffold stands on the road, a licence.
What sets the price
- Length of the eaves line
- Condition of the fascia
- Whether scaffold stands on the road
- Whether the covering is heavier
One written total price
- Fascia board
- Gutter beneath it
- Underlay into the gutter
- Soffit and its vent
STG and the kerbside licence
Canterbury City Council's building control applications go to STG Building Control Partnership, on 01634 331133. At the Planning Portal's thresholds an application is not normally needed while less than 25 per cent of the building envelope and less than 50 per cent of the roof is touched, while a new covering adding 15 per cent or more to what the old one weighs brings approval into play.
Kent County Council states on its licence page that your scaffolder "should submit the application for you", and a permit runs for 7 calendar days. We arrange it with our scaffolder, so there is no form for you to fill in, and no wait on your side for a permit to arrive. If the job runs past one week, the renewal goes in five working days before the permit starts.
Tankerton roof giving you doubts? Send the photographs
A picture of the roof edge, plus a picture of any ceiling mark, gets a survey into the diary, and you will have the verdicts and their reasons in writing, from a modest repair to a complete re-cover and everything between.
Tankerton, 29.7 road miles north of Folkestone
Tankerton is 29.7 road miles north of Folkestone, about 42 minutes by road. Pictures sent ahead help us decide what to carry up the ladder, and a flat roof is easy to judge from a first-floor window. When the visit is over, one written total price arrives with a verdict beside each fault, so the choice stays yours and you can take it at your own speed. If you would rather phone first, ring the office and describe what the roof has been doing, and we will tell you which photographs to send.
Tankerton roofs: practical questions and the reasons for each answer
How should a flat extension roof in Tankerton be built so it drains?
To a finished fall of 1:80 or steeper, the minimum NFRC reports from BS 6229:2025, and IKO gives the same recommended minimum. The deck is built to a slope, the upstands are dressed against the wall, and the drip trim carries water clear of the edge, so rain has a way off the roof instead of a pond to sit in.
Which of Tankerton's conservation areas covers my road?
Canterbury City Council has designated Church Street (Whitstable), Tankerton, and Canterbury and Whitstable Railway and Whitstable Station, and its map shows each boundary. A postcode does not settle it, and neither does the name of the road. The map is consulted for your address during the survey, what it shows is written down, and the finding is repeated in the quote.
Does a new flat roof membrane in Tankerton mean extra insulation?
Possibly. Under AD L 2021 a new membrane is renovation, and where more than 50% of the roof is renovated the insulation is expected to reach the improved 0.16 W/m²K in Table 4.3, with 0.35 as the threshold, if the upgrade is workable and recovers its cost in 15 years or less. We measure what is there and tell you whether the target can be met.
Is there an Article 4 direction on my Tankerton road?
We cannot tell you either way, and nobody should assume there is none. An Article 4 direction can take further permitted rights away, so check with Canterbury City Council, which holds the map for the district. Your address goes to the council before we price, and the quote carries its reply, so you can see exactly what was said and when, and nothing has to be taken on trust.
On a Tankerton job, whose task is the highway scaffold licence?
Kent County Council's line is that the scaffolding company should send in the application on the householder's behalf, and its permit for 7 calendar days is £52 per week for 2026 to 2027. We arrange it with our scaffolder. You are never asked to apply, and the written price allows for the permit already, so no separate bill for it turns up afterwards, and the scaffold comes down as soon as the work is done.
Tankerton roof: describe the problem and we will look
You'll get one written total price.