About the Evershot Conservation Area
The Evershot Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Osmond, 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.
- 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.
- Church of St OsmondGrade II*
- The MansionGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Park LaneGrade II
- 1, Fore StreetGrade II
- 10, Fore StreetGrade II
- 12, Fore StreetGrade II
- 13 15 17, Fore StreetGrade II
- 14, Fore StreetGrade II
- 16, Fore StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, TanyardGrade II
- 2 and 3, The CommonGrade II
- 23, Fore StreetGrade II
- 24, Fore StreetGrade II
- 26, Fore StreetGrade II
- 29 and The Old Surgery, Fore StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Fore StreetGrade II
- 32 34 36, Fore StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Fore StreetGrade II
- 4, Fore StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Fore StreetGrade II
- 7, Fore StreetGrade II
- Common FarmhouseGrade II
- Post Office and StoresGrade II
- Rectory HouseGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Stable Block, Coach House and Barn Immediately South-East of the MansionGrade II
- Summer Cottage and Summer Lane CottageGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- Swiss CottageGrade II
- Tess CottageGrade II
- The Acorn InnGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old ThatchGrade II
- The Reading RoomGrade II
- Three Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard 4-6 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St OsmundGrade II
- West Hill FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.