About the Frome St Quintin Conservation Area
The Frome St Quintin Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, 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 Frome St Quintin 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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- Frome HouseGrade II*
- Church HouseGrade II
- Dawe's Barton FarmhouseGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Park Farm CottageGrade II
- Sheppard Monument in the Churchyard One Metre South of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- St Quintin's Cottage the White HouseGrade II
- Three Monuments Including John Hopkins in the Churchyard 3-5 Metres North of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade 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.