About the Burton Conservation Area
The Burton Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Burton Hall, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1Householder works
- Hovercraft in the SolentHouseholder works
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Burton HallGrade II*
- 1, Salisbury RoadGrade II
- 110-114, Salisbury RoadGrade II
- 143, Salisbury RoadGrade II
- 61, Salisbury RoadGrade II
- 64 and 66, Salisbury RoadGrade II
- Barn at No 45 (waters Farm)Grade II
- Brinsons Farm FarmhouseGrade II
- Burton Green United Reform Church ManseGrade II
- Dairy Cottage at Burton Green FarmGrade II
- Farmhouse at Staplecross Farm (excluding Late C19/earlier C20 Wing at South Side)Grade II
- Flats 1-5, Whitehayes House and 1 and 2 The GreenGrade II
- Gate Piers and Street Boundary Wall at Burton HallGrade II
- Granary at Burton FarmGrade II
- Holywell CottageGrade II
- Lark CottageGrade II
- Martins Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Milestone (beside Wall of Staplecross Farmhouse)Grade II
- Parish Church of St LukeGrade II
- Pineapple CottageGrade II
- Staple Cross Manor (excluding Garage to North and Modern Extension (now Forming Separate Cottage) to South)Grade II
- Street Boundary Wall at No 17 (the Close)Grade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The SycamoresGrade II
- The ThatchGrade II
- Wall at Entrance to No 1 (stone Court)Grade II
- West QuartleysGrade II
- WoollandGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBurton Conservation Area AppraisalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.