Wingham · 15.6 road miles north
Roofers in Wingham
Wingham has a Grade I canonry, a Grade I church, a Grade II* inn and a scheduled Roman villa close to its centre. Roof work here starts by working out which consent route belongs to which building. After the survey, one written total price.
- Designated area
- Wingham conservation area, with Dover District Council as the authority
- Flood map
- Environment Agency Flood Zone 3 land near the village's middle
- Scaffold fee
- Kent County Council, £52 per week for 2026 to 2027
- Road from Folkestone
- About 24 minutes, 15.6 road miles
Wingham roof faults, sorted by the route to a fix
What we found
Downpipe loose at the foot, joint weeping
What it fairly needs
Refix the pipe and clear the gully.
What we found
Worn covering on a Grade I building
What it fairly needs
Consent route, written down, before a price.
What we found
A valley lining split from top to bottom
What it fairly needs
Strip the valley and re-line it properly.
The fair ledger
Grade I listings, a scheduled villa and Wingham's gutter runs
Wingham's listed buildings and its flood map decide what is asked before a roof gets a price. The entries cover two listed buildings, the church with its neighbouring villa, and the drainage off a house, each with a verdict.
Entry 01Listings
Canon Cottage and the Red Lion: Grade I and Grade II* roofs
Canon Cottage, the Old Canonry, is listed Grade I, and the Red Lion is listed Grade II*. Work on either needs a consent route settled first.
Listings and the planning authority
Historic England holds the entries. Canon Cottage the Old Canonry is entry 1281551, and the Red Lion is entry 1363343. Both were first listed on 13 October 1952. The centre of Wingham also lies in a designated conservation area, and Dover District Council can confirm whether a given address falls within its boundary.
Being listed does not remove a house's permitted development for roof work. Beyond that, the 1990 Act on listed buildings brings in a consent requirement for any work touching what makes the house special, and a change of roof covering can easily do that. A higher grade does not change the route, but it raises the level of care. Every slope is photographed before anything is proposed, and the council hears about the roof before a covering is ordered.
For a wider look at how a pitched roof is surveyed, see our pitched roofing page. The planning guide covers what a conservation area changes on the planning side.
On a Grade I or II* roof
A few slipped pieces on one slope
Refix, swap the cracked
Ridge mortar washing out
Re-bed, add fixings
Slope worn out across its width
Council first
The file that goes to the council
- Photographs of each slope, plus close shots of the top, the sides and the lower edge.
- The entry number of the building.
- The covering as it stands, and what is wrong with it.
- The repair proposed, with the reason a full re-cover is unnecessary where that is the case.
A request that arrives complete gets an answer faster than one that needs three rounds of questions, and you hold a copy of everything we send. Should the council ask for a tile sample or a drawing of the ridge detail, we supply it, and the order for materials waits until the council has answered.
Does a Grade I house in Wingham need different consent from a Grade II one?
The route is the same: Dover District Council is the authority, and listed building consent comes into play for anything that would change the building's character. The grade raises the level of care, so more photographs and a closer match of materials are likely to be asked for. We prepare both before any price is given.
Entry 02Church and villa
St Mary's church and a Roman villa: consent routes beyond listing
Wingham's parish church of St Mary is Grade I and holds Church of England services. Wingham Roman Villa is a scheduled monument close to the village centre.
Faculties and scheduled monuments
St Mary's, list entry 1070091, was first listed on 11 October 1963. Because it is still a Church of England place of worship, it sits within the ecclesiastical exemption: repairs go through the faculty system and not through listed building consent from the council.
Wingham Roman Villa is a scheduled monument, list entry 1005165. Scheduled status brings its own law: section 2 of the 1979 Act on ancient monuments makes unauthorised works to the villa an offence. Scheduling is a separate regime from listing, and it covers the monument, not the houses around it. If your property lies near the villa, Dover District Council can tell you whether anything applies to your address.
A house beside either is judged on its own record. We look up the listing first, and the written notes name the route that applies. One neighbour's answer need not hold for the next Wingham address, so each is checked by itself. Where an answer depends on the council, the written notes say that plainly and give the date it was asked.
Myth: A scheduled monument nearby means my roof needs scheduled consent.
Fact: That consent covers works to the monument alone. Your roof is assessed by its own listing status and the planning rules for your address.
1005165
the list number for Wingham Roman Villa, a scheduled monument
Historic England list entry
How we sort a Wingham address
- Is the building the church itself? Then the faculty system applies.
- Is it a house with a list entry? Then listed building consent applies, as the first entry describes.
- Does it stand near the scheduled villa? Ask Dover District Council whether anything touches the address.
- None of these? Then ordinary planning rules apply, and Dover's approval list is checked for a re-cover.
Where roof water goes
The Environment Agency's Flood Zone 3 describes the risk of flooding to land, and says nothing about how a roof should be built. It does give a reason to be sure that roof water leaves a house cleanly, so the gutter run, the downpipes and the gullies are examined at the survey.
Gutter maker Brett Martin recommends 1 mm of fall for every 600 mm of run, sloping to the outlet. If one stretch of the run droops between its brackets, or one joint has settled lower than the rest, water stops there instead of running on to the outlet, and that standing water is what overflows and stains the wall below. We check each bracket, each joint and each outlet, and then the foot of the downpipe, where a loose connection can throw water against the wall.
Our gutters, soffits and fascias service covers the complete roofline. Dover District Council puts replacing a roof covering on its approval list, so a gutter repair that stays a repair keeps the job simpler. If the survey shows the gutter and fascia have both failed, the verdict moves to a replacement, and the written price covers the whole roofline as one total.
Entry 03Drainage
Gutters, downpipes and the Flood Zone 3 map at Wingham
Land close to the middle of Wingham lies in Flood Zone 3 on the Environment Agency flood map. The map is about land, yet it gives good cause to check where the roof's water ends up.
What drives a gutter quote
- Length of the run
- Height of the eaves
- State of the fascia behind
- Whether the drain needs clearing
One written total price
Three points on a gutter run
- Bracket holding the run
- Joint that has dropped
- Outlet taking water to the pipe
These three points explain what a survey finds on an overflowing gutter.
The drainage checks at a Wingham house
- Bracket spacing, and whether any fixing has pulled from a soft fascia.
- The gutter's fall, measured along its length against the recommended slope.
- Joints, for a drop that holds a pool.
- Outlets and downpipes, for blockage and loose connections.
- The gully or drain below each downpipe, and its route away from the wall.
A rotten fascia behind the gutter turns a gutter verdict into a verdict on both. Fixing a new gutter to soft timber only postpones the same failure. Checking the board first costs a few minutes at the survey and avoids paying for the same work twice.
Which of the three entries matches the Wingham roof in front of you?
Photographs or a booked visit both work; whichever you choose, the reply you get in writing gives every fault its stamp and says which consent route, if any, has to be settled before work.
From Folkestone up to Wingham
Wingham lies 15.6 road miles north of Folkestone, about 24 minutes by road. At the 2021 Census, Wingham parish had 1,755 usual residents. A photograph sent from your phone is the place to begin, and a survey follows once the roof has been seen, with the loft included where it can be reached safely. A wide view of each slope helps as much as a close-up of the damage, because it shows how the whole roof is put together.
Wingham roof questions, from listings to downpipes
What happens to a re-roof at Canon Cottage or the Red Lion in Wingham?
Canon Cottage the Old Canonry is listed Grade I and the Red Lion is Grade II*, so listed building consent comes into play for anything that would change the building's character. Photographs and the list entry number go to Dover District Council before any covering is ordered. The survey decides whether the roof needs a targeted repair or a full strip and re-lay.
Does the faculty route for St Mary's church affect my house in Wingham?
No. St Mary's is Grade I and holds Church of England services, so works to the building are decided through the faculty system. Next door, a house answers only to its own listing status and ordinary planning rules. The entry is checked first, and the written survey notes record which route applies, so you can see the reasoning and show it to anyone who asks about the house later.
Does Wingham Roman Villa change what I can do to a house roof nearby?
The villa is a scheduled monument, and works to a scheduled monument need to be authorised under the 1979 Act. That regime attaches to the monument. Your house is assessed by its own status; if it stands close to the villa, ask Dover District Council whether anything affects the address. We ask the council before pricing where there is doubt.
Who licenses a scaffold on a Wingham street?
Kent County Council grants the highway licence, at £52 per week for 2026 to 2027, and its licence page says it is the skip or scaffolding company that should submit the application. We arrange it with our scaffolder. Scaffolding kept inside your own boundary stays off the highway, and the survey notes which case your house is, so the figure in the quote is the figure you pay.
Does Flood Zone 3 land near Wingham's centre change how a roof is repaired?
The Environment Agency places land close to the middle of Wingham in Flood Zone 3. The zone describes risk to the land and lays down nothing about roofs, so repairs follow the normal method. It does give a reason to check gutters, downpipes and gullies, because roof water that leaves a building cleanly is one less thing to worry about.
Who carries out building control for a Wingham re-roof?
Dover District Council's own building control team covers Wingham, and a registered building control approver is the other route. Dover counts replacing a roof covering as approval work, so we ask the council first and tell you its answer in writing. The Planning Portal's national test is a general guide only, and Dover's list is the one for Wingham addresses.
A Wingham roof you would like looked at?
You'll get one written total price.