About the Ashmore Conservation Area
The Ashmore Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ashmore CA
- 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.
- 1 and 2, Green LaneGrade II
- Acorn CottageGrade II
- Ashmore HouseGrade II
- Ashmore War MemorialGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Glebe Farmhouse EastGrade II
- Baytree CottageGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Churchyard Memorial in Form of 4 Tabletombs, Approximately 8m East of St Nicholas ChurchGrade II
- Forge Approximately 10m North-West of the Old ForgeGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Laburnum CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mullins CottageGrade II
- No 1, Church CottagesGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 30m North-West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Pair of Gate Piers Approximately 30m West of St Nicholas ChurchGrade II
- Pond HouseGrade II
- Staghead CottageGrade II
- Thatched Bird CottageGrade II
- The Old Forge (three Horseshoes)Grade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Stores and Noad CottageGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
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.