About the Compton Abbas Conservation Area2 Conservation Area
The Compton Abbas Conservation Area2 Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Tower of the Former Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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.
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.
- Tower of the Former Church of St MaryGrade I
- Barn and Outbuilding Approximately 10m North-West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross Approximately 7m South-East of Tower of Former Church of St MaryGrade II
- Farm outbuilding approximately 5 metres west of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden Wall Immediately North-East of Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Churchyard Wall Around Tower of Former Church of St MaryGrade II
- Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Unidentified Double Table Tomb Approximately 10m South-East of Tower of Former Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Table Tomb Approximately 12m East of Tower of Former Church of St MaryGrade 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.