About the Chideock, Chideock North and Seatown Conservation Area 1 (Chideock) Conservation Area
The Chideock, Chideock North and Seatown Conservation Area 1 (Chideock) Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Chideock Parish Church (st Giles), Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Bridport to LymeRegis 1Householder works
- Bridport to LymeRegis 2Householder works
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.
- Chideock Parish Church (st Giles)Grade I
- Mortuary Chapel (roman Catholic) Including Walls and GatesGrade II*
- Anvil Cottage Anvil Cottage and Cob Cottage, Formerly 1 and 2 Cob Cottage Cob CottageGrade II
- Apple Tree Cottage Apple Tree ThatchGrade II
- Ashford CottagesGrade II
- Ashton Berrycot Hastead Cottage Ivanhoe Ivanhoe, Ashton, Hastead Cottage and BerrycotGrade II
- Betchworth HouseGrade II
- Box CottageGrade II
- Bridge CottageGrade II
- By the Stream StaddlestonesGrade II
- Chervil Cottage Midlands Farm Midlands Farm and Chervil CottageGrade II
- Chideock Court and Attached Stone Wall Along Main Street, Formerly Bridge StreetGrade II
- Chideock House HotelGrade II
- Chideock War MemorialGrade II
- Chimneys Hotel, Formerly Old Chimney CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Wall Bounding West Side of Yard, Chideock ChurchGrade II
- Clock House HotelGrade II
- Dawn CottageGrade II
- Duck Cottage, Duckling Cottage and Peter's FingerGrade II
- Fernley Hill View Hill View and FernleyGrade II
- Gate CottagesGrade II
- Gingerbread Cottage Montyike Montyike, Gingerbread Cottage and Stoke Cottage, Formerly Montyike and 1 and 2 North Road Stoke CottageGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Japonica CottageGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Laneside Cottage Thatch Cottage Thatch Cottage and Laneside CottageGrade II
- Lilac CottageGrade II
- May Cottage May Cottage and Winniford Cottage Winniford CottageGrade II
- Park Farm CottagesGrade II
- Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Road Bridge Over River WinnifordGrade II
- Roadstead Farm and Attached Wall, Along Sea Hill LaneGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- Table Tombs Circa 10 Metres North and East of Chideock ChurchGrade II
- The Cheese House at Park FarmGrade II
- The Cottage the Cottage and Trimm Cottage Trimm CottageGrade II
- The Farmers ArmsGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Swiss CottageGrade II
- The Warren HouseGrade II
- Vine Cottage, With Attached Stone WallsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.