About the Fontmell Magna Conservation Area
The Fontmell Magna Conservation Area covers about 87 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade II*. 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.
- 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 AndrewGrade II*
- 27,28 and 29, North StreetGrade II
- 48 and 49, Church StreetGrade II
- 56, West StreetGrade II
- 58 and 59, West StreetGrade II
- 67,68 and 69, West StreetGrade II
- 8, North StreetGrade II
- Barn Cottage and No 61Grade II
- Bennett Bishop Monument, In the Churchyard 5 M North of the North Aisle of the Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Blandfords Farm HouseGrade II
- BrookhouseGrade II
- Chelwood HouseGrade II
- Cleeve CottageGrade II
- Cross HouseGrade II
- Dairy HouseGrade II
- Fernlea CottageGrade II
- Fontmell PotteriesGrade II
- Gable CottageGrade II
- Gossips Tree CottageGrade II
- Methodist Chapel and SchoolroomGrade II
- Middle Farm HouseGrade II
- Mill and MillhouseGrade II
- Millbrook HouseGrade II
- Moore's FarmhouseGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- No 20 (ferring Cottage) and No 21Grade II
- SpringheadGrade II
- The CrownGrade II
- Watermill CottageGrade 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.