About the Corfe Castle Conservation Area
The Corfe Castle Conservation Area covers about 57 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 126 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 120 Grade II). The most significant is Corfe Castle, Grade I. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Corfe Castle 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.
- Corfe CastleGrade I
- Furzeman's HouseGrade II*
- Morton's House Including Attached Outbuildings and Front Boundary WallGrade II*
- Parish Church of Saint EdwardGrade II*
- The Old Town HallGrade II*
- The Town HouseGrade II*
- 10, West StreetGrade II
- 102, East StreetGrade II
- 106, West StreetGrade II
- 108, East StreetGrade II
- 112, East StreetGrade II
- 114, East StreetGrade II
- 118, East StreetGrade II
- 12, West StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, West StreetGrade II
- 14, East StreetGrade II
- 15, EAST STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17 and 19, West StreetGrade II
- 18, East StreetGrade II
- 20, West StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, West StreetGrade II
- 22, West StreetGrade II
- 27, East StreetGrade II
- 28, West StreetGrade II
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- 29, 31 and 33, East StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32a, West StreetGrade II
- 32, West StreetGrade II
- 33-35, West StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37, East StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39, West StreetGrade II
- 39, East StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, East StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, West StreetGrade II
- 41, West Street including attached outbuildingGrade II
- 48, West StreetGrade II
- 48a, West StreetGrade II
- 50 and 50a, West StreetGrade II
- 51 East Street, including pump and boundary wallGrade II
- 52 West StreetGrade II
- 62, East StreetGrade II
- 64 and 66, East StreetGrade II
- 67, West StreetGrade II
- 69, East StreetGrade II
- 72 and 74, East StreetGrade II
- 73, East StreetGrade II
- 73, West StreetGrade II
- 75 and 77, East StreetGrade II
- 76, East StreetGrade II
- 78, East StreetGrade II
- 8, East StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, East StreetGrade II
- 87 and 89, West StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, West StreetGrade II
- 90 and 92, East StreetGrade II
- 90 West Street including attached outbuilding on leftGrade II
- 92 West Street including attached outbuilding on rightGrade II
- 94 and 96, East StreetGrade II
- 94, 96 and 98, West StreetGrade II
- 98 and 100, East StreetGrade II
- AlphaGrade II
- Barn Immediately South of the Village PoundGrade II
- BartholomewsGrade II
- Boar MillGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Entrance Gateway to Cemetery, Incorporating War MemorialGrade II
- Bridge Cottage Brook CottageGrade II
- BrightsideGrade II
- British Legion House Including Boundary Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Building to the north of No. 17 East StreetGrade II
- Castle CottageGrade II
- Castle Tea Room and Garden Including Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Challows CottageGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Clealls StoresGrade II
- Cooper's StoresGrade II
- Corfe Castle Evangelical Congregational Church, including boundary railings on north.Grade II
- Corfe Castle Post OfficeGrade II
- Corfe Castle Railway StationGrade II
- Cotters PoundGrade II
- Cromwell CottageGrade II
- DenderraGrade II
- Down End CottageGrade II
- Drury's Including Pump at RearGrade II
- Garden Wall Surrounding Herons, And Extending South Along the Rear of the Rectory Garden, North to the North Boundary of Thatch, And Running Along the North Side of Thatch's Garden (ending at Garage)Grade II
- Garden Walls to East and South of Morton's HouseGrade II
- Hatchards AntiquesGrade II
- Hollands ShopGrade II
- Jubilee HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post Office, West StreetGrade II
- Lytel WoningGrade II
- Messrs T R and P D Clews Shop and Store Including Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- MilestoneGrade II
- Morton's Cottage Including Boundary WallGrade II
- National Trust ShopGrade II
- No 116, Including Attached Outbuilding on RightGrade II
- No 65 Including Attached Outbuilding on SouthGrade II
- Nos 40 and 42 Including Garden Wall South of No 42Grade II
- Number 25 and Cooper's ShopGrade II
- Ottaway's Pottery Shop and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately South West of No 65Grade II
- Penny CottageGrade II
- Purbeck HouseGrade II
- Railway Viaduct For the Former Wareham to Swanage RailwayGrade II
- Richard Taylor Monument, In the Churchyard, 16 Metres South of Chancel of the Parish Church of Saint EdwardGrade II
- Rose Cottage and St George's CottageGrade II
- Saint Edward's BridgeGrade II
- Spinning DaleGrade II
- Stone LodgeGrade II
- The Bankes Arms HotelGrade II
- The BuronGrade II
- The Castle InnGrade II
- The Fox InnGrade II
- The Gift Shop and Lloyds BankGrade II
- The Greyhound InnGrade II
- The KnappGrade II
- The Old CuratageGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old SaddleryGrade II
- The Village PoundGrade II
- Town House AnnexeGrade II
- Village Cross, Including PumpGrade II
- Vineyard Farm House, With StableGrade II
- Wall and Steps to Raised Pavement Adjoining the Gift Shop and Lloyds Bank, Extending Into East Street, A Total Length of 35 MetresGrade II
- Wayfaring Cottage, 47 West Street and, 49, West StreetGrade II
- WestcottGrade II
- Wissett CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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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.