About the Broadwindsor Conservation Area
The Broadwindsor Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, 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 Broadwindsor 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.
- Parish Church of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- 2 Church PathGrade II
- 3 Table Tombs South of Parish Church (davy, Reader and Symonds Families)Grade II
- Bampflyde CottageGrade II
- Barn 5 Metres South East of Hayes FarmhouseGrade II
- Belmont HouseGrade II
- Broadwindsor HouseGrade II
- Cambridge Cottage Cambridge HouseGrade II
- Cottage Attached to West of King Charles CottageGrade II
- Cross Keys InnGrade II
- FourplaceGrade II
- Gate Piers and Attached Wall 20 Metres West of Old VicarageGrade II
- Hayes FarmhouseGrade II
- Hollis Hill CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Church PathGrade II
- King Charles CottageGrade II
- London House the Post OfficeGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Rock HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Store House, 15 Metres South East of the LodgeGrade II
- The BricksGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old George, With Attached Outbuilding at RearGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The White LionGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- White ShuttersGrade 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.