About the Child Okeford Conservation Area
The Child Okeford Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 Child Okeford 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 NicholasGrade II*
- Baker ArmsGrade II
- Child Okeford HouseGrade II
- Gothic CottageGrade II
- Hambledon HouseGrade II
- Ibbespen House, 3, 4, 5 and 6, The HollowGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mayric CottageGrade II
- Monk's Yard and the CrossGrade II
- Monks Cottage and Little ThatchGrade II
- Nos. 1 and 2, UPPER STREETGrade II
- Pilgrims FarmGrade II
- Rossiters and the CottageGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- War Memorial 10m East of the Baker's ArmsGrade 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.