About the Dorchester Conservation Area 7 Conservation Area
The Dorchester Conservation Area 7 Conservation Area covers about 3.7 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1997. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Fordington House. Entrance Gates, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Dorchester Conservation AreaHouseholder 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.
- Fordington House. Entrance GatesGrade II*
- Barn Adjacent and on East Side of Barn Adjacent to Nos 23 and 25 Forming South Side of Farmyard Behind Nos 23 and 25Grade II
- Barn Adjacent and on South Side of Nos 23 and 25Grade II
- Dorchester Meat Company Mess Room and StoreGrade II
- Former Stables to Fordington HouseGrade II
- Range of Farm Buildings at West End of Athelston RoadGrade II
- Stables Range to East of Barn Adjacent to Barn Adjacent to Nos 23 and 25 Forming East Side of Farmyard Behind Nos 23 and 25Grade 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.