About the Bishops Caundle Conservation Area
The Bishops Caundle Conservation Area covers about 5.0 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I.
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 Bishops Caundle 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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 543, Caundle StreetGrade II
- 544-545, Caundle StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Bishop's Caundle HouseGrade II
- Burial Vault Surmounted by Table Tomb Adjoining North Chancel of St Peter and St Paul's Church.Grade II
- BywaysGrade II
- Granary Approximately 10 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Lime Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Saddlers CottageGrade II
- The White Hart InnGrade 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.