About the Alton Pancras Conservation Area
The Alton Pancras Conservation Area covers about 4.1 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Pancras, Grade II*. 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.
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.
- Parish Church of St PancrasGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- Ancillary Building Approximately 10 Metres South of Alton Pancras ManorGrade II
- Cherry CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Wall Approximately 40 Metres of Alton Pancras Churchyard Wall to South and West of Church (part Not Capped With Iron Railings)Grade II
- Gate Piers to Alton Pancras Manor House Approximately 25 Metres North East of HouseGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- Keeper's CottageGrade II
- MeadowviewGrade II
- Probable Icehouse Approximately 8 Metres South of Alton Pancras ManorGrade II
- Stables Approximately 20 Metres South of Alton Pancras Manor HouseGrade II
- Table Tomb in St Pancras' Church Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Nave.Grade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Dorset Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.