About the Blandford Forum and Approaches Conservation Area
The Blandford Forum and Approaches Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 198 listed buildings (8 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 183 Grade II). The most significant is 18 and 20, Market Place, Grade I. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Blandford Forum and Approaches 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.
- 18 and 20, Market PlaceGrade I
- 26, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade I
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Coupar HouseGrade I
- Greyhound HouseGrade I
- Pump HouseGrade I
- The Old HouseGrade I
- Town Hall and Corn ExchangeGrade I
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II*
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Dale HouseGrade II*
- Eastway HouseGrade II*
- Lime Tree HouseGrade II*
- Lyston HouseGrade II*
- Ryves AlmshousesGrade II*
- 1 and 3, East StreetGrade II
- 1 and 3, West StreetGrade II
- 1, Church LaneGrade II
- 1, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 10-18, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, West StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12 and 12a, Market PlaceGrade II
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- 12, East StreetGrade II
- 12, The PlocksGrade II
- 12, West StreetGrade II
- 13 and 13a, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, East StreetGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, East StreetGrade II
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17 and 19, The CloseGrade II
- 17, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 17, West StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, East StreetGrade II
- 18-22, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 19-25, West StreetGrade II
- 19, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, The PlocksGrade II
- 2 and 4, East StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 2 Boundary Stones on Island in River Stour 1 Boundary Stone in Garden of No 41 East StreetGrade II
- 2, North PlaceGrade II
- 2, West StreetGrade II
- 20-22, The CloseGrade II
- 20, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 21-25, East StreetGrade II
- 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, East StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22, Bryanston StreetGrade II
- 22, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 24, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 24, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 24, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 25, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 26, East StreetGrade II
- 26, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 26, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, East StreetGrade II
- 27, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 28 and 30, East StreetGrade II
- 28-34, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 29-33, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 3, Dorchester HillGrade II
- 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 31, East StreetGrade II
- 32-36, White Cliff Mill StreetGrade II
- 33, East StreetGrade II
- 34, East StreetGrade II
- 35-39, East StreetGrade II
- 36-40, East StreetGrade II
- 36-40, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 36, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 38, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 4, West StreetGrade II
- 40, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 43 and 43a, East StreetGrade II
- 43, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 44, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 45, East StreetGrade II
- 45, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 47, East StreetGrade II
- 49, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 4a, West StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, West StreetGrade II
- 5-7, Sheep Market HillGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5, The PlocksGrade II
- 51, East StreetGrade II
- 52 and 52a, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 54, East StreetGrade II
- 55, East StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, East StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, East StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, West StreetGrade II
- 6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 6, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 61, East StreetGrade II
- 61, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, East StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 67 and 69, East StreetGrade II
- 67, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 69-73, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 7, East StreetGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, The PlocksGrade II
- 70-74, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 71 and 71a, East StreetGrade II
- 73a, East StreetGrade II
- 76, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 77, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 78, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 8 and 9, Dorcester RoadGrade II
- 8, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 80, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 81, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 86 and 88, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, West StreetGrade II
- 9-13, East StreetGrade II
- Berkeley LodgeGrade II
- BethuneGrade II
- Blandford BridgeGrade II
- Bridge ViewGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Bryanston CottageGrade II
- Bryants Cottage Bytheway Ashley CottageGrade II
- Buildings Behind Nos 6 and 8Grade II
- CharlewoodGrade II
- Chestnut ClubGrade II
- Churchyard Monument to Bastard BrothersGrade II
- Conyer's Filling StationGrade II
- Crown and Anchor Public HouseGrade II
- Deer Park LodgeGrade II
- Dwarf Wall, Gate Piers, Railings and Gates to No 5Grade II
- Eagle HouseGrade II
- Gateway Or South Front to Former AlmshousesGrade II
- Greyhound Public HouseGrade II
- Half Moon Public HouseGrade II
- Hector's WarehouseGrade II
- King's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Leslie HouseGrade II
- Lodge, Gateway and Flanking Walls to Bryanston School Approximately 60 Metres North West of the Stour InnGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- MethuenGrade II
- Mile-Stone Opposite No 24 West StreetGrade II
- No 18 (Limerick House). No 20 (Dorset House), No 22. Nos 1 to 4 (consec) (Dorset Place), Dorset StreetGrade II
- No 40 Factory Behind No 40 to EastGrade II
- No 57 (including the Lower Building to the South) No 59Grade II
- Old Bank HouseGrade II
- Old Ford HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding at South-East End of No 41Grade II
- Outbuildings Behind No 43aGrade II
- Outbuildings Behind Nos 1 and 3Grade II
- Paving to Forecourt to West of Coupar HouseGrade II
- Phylvic Lodge Premises Occupied by Messrs Paine and Goldie's GarageGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Lloyd's BankGrade II
- St Mary's CottageGrade II
- Stables to Coupar HouseGrade II
- Stanhope HouseGrade II
- Star InnGrade II
- Stour CottageGrade II
- Stour HouseGrade II
- Stour InnGrade II
- Sweeney ToddsGrade II
- The Close HouseGrade II
- The Crown HotelGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Red Lion Public House Range of Outbuildings to the South of the Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Three Choughs Public HouseGrade II
- Two Bridges North of Blandford BridgeGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers Enclosing ChurchyardGrade II
- Wall and Piers to No 23Grade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden Behind the Rectory to the East and to the NorthGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden to No 41 (stour House) on West SideGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden to the Old House on East and South SidesGrade II
- Walls and Piers to No 25Grade II
- Walls and Piers to No 27Grade II
- Walls and Railings; Piers With Vases to House and Stable EntrancesGrade II
- Walls Enclosing Garden to South of No 5 (eastway House) and SummerhouseGrade II
- Walls to South West of Eagle HouseGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Whitecliff HouseGrade II
- World War II Anti-Tank Defences in Crown Meadow and in the gardens of Bryanston Cottage, Bethune and Nos 1-3 (consec) and 7-12 (consec) ParklandsGrade II
- World War II Defences: anti-tank cubes and dummy pill box along River Mews and to walled garden south of the Crown HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Salisbury StreetEast StreetMarket PlaceWest StreetWhite Cliff Mill StreetOrchard StreetThe CloseBryanston StreetChurch LaneDorcester RoadDorchester HillDorset Street
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.