About the Church Knowle Conservation Area
The Church Knowle Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Saint Peter, 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 Church Knowle 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 Saint PeterGrade II*
- 6Grade II
- Barn at Church Farm 20 Metres East of the Farmhouse, Including Front Boundary Wall on WestGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, North and West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Boundary Wall, Gate Piers and Gates to Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint PeterGrade II
- Church Farm House, Including Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Former Farm Building Immediately East of Knowle Farm HouseGrade II
- K6 telephone kiosk adjacent to the Reading Room, Church KnowleGrade II
- Knowle CottageGrade II
- Knowle Farm House, Including Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Nos 11 and 12, Including Church Knowle StoresGrade II
- The Lower BarracksGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The Reading RoomGrade II
- Unidentified Table Tomb in Churchyard, 10 Metres North of Parish Church - at West EndGrade 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.