About the Herston Conservation Area
The Herston Conservation Area covers about 6.4 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1, 3 and 5, Benleaze WayGrade II
- 1, Bell StreetGrade II
- 12, Bell StreetGrade II
- 14, Bell StreetGrade II
- 17, Bell StreetGrade II
- 18, Bell StreetGrade II
- 19-25, Bell StreetGrade II
- 2, Bell StreetGrade II
- 20, Bell StreetGrade II
- 337, High StreetGrade II
- 339, High StreetGrade II
- 343 and 345, High StreetGrade II
- 369, 371 and 373, High StreetGrade II
- 383, High StreetGrade II
- 391, High StreetGrade II
- 395, 397 and 399, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Bell StreetGrade II
- 401-407, High StreetGrade II
- 413 and 415, High StreetGrade II
- 419, High StreetGrade II
- 8, Bell StreetGrade II
- Church of St Mark and Gate-Piers and Wall Immediately EastGrade II
- Forget-Me-Not Cottage Rose Cottage the NookGrade II
- Garth CottageGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Globe CottageGrade II
- Leeson CottageGrade II
- Little SteppesGrade II
- Outbuilding at Rear of Globe InnGrade II
- Outbuildings Adjoining the Globe Inn to the SouthGrade II
- Retaining Wall to Raised Pavement and Railings Extending From Front of No 369 to No 387 (odd)Grade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Stone CourtGrade II
- The Globe Inn and Former No 3Grade II
- The Little ManorGrade II
- The Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Virginia 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.