About the East Lulworth Conservation Area
The East Lulworth Conservation Area covers about 286 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is Lulworth Castle, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn East Lulworth 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.
- Lulworth CastleGrade I
- Roman Catholic Chapel of St MaryGrade I
- North Lodges Lulworth CastleGrade II*
- Parish Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Park LodgeGrade II*
- 1 and 2Grade II
- 18 and 19, CocklesGrade II
- 20, CocklesGrade II
- 21 and 22, CocklesGrade II
- 23, CocklesGrade II
- 24, CocklesGrade II
- 25, 26 and 27, CocklesGrade II
- 3 and 4Grade II
- 32, 33, 34 and 35, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 37, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 39, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 40, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 9Grade II
- Barn 15 Metres South East of the Weld ArmsGrade II
- Clare TowersGrade II
- Common Hill CottageGrade II
- East Entrance to Lulworth Park, Opposite War MemorialGrade II
- East LulworthGrade II
- East LulworthGrade II
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- East Lulworth Wareham Gate LodgeGrade II
- Entrance to Park Adjoining Gardener's Cottage on EastGrade II
- Entrances to Park Lodge and Shaggs Manor FarmGrade II
- Former Stable Block to Lulworth CastleGrade II
- Gardener's CottageGrade II
- Littlemore Cottage Including Attached Outbuilding on WestGrade II
- Main Entrance to Lulworth Park and Adjoining Sections of Park Wall Approximately 80 MetresGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Nos 56 and 58 East Lulworth Including Attached Stable Range on SouthGrade II
- Old Stables 4 Metres North East of the Weld ArmsGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Shaggs CottageGrade II
- St Mary's HouseGrade II
- The Weld ArmsGrade II
- Weld Arms CottageGrade II
- Woodside LodgeGrade 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.