About the Hilton Conservation Area
The Hilton Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of All Saints, 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 Hilton 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 17-22, Church RowGrade II
- Abbots BartonGrade II
- Apple Tree CottageGrade II
- Crown CottageGrade II
- Crown Farm HouseGrade II
- Diamond CottageGrade II
- Lower Farm HouseGrade II
- No 5 and Hambledon CottageGrade II
- Smithy CottageGrade II
- Syndercombe ? Monument in the Churchyard, 1 1/2m North of North Aisle of the Parish Church of All SaintsGrade II
- The Barn, Lower FarmGrade II
- The Long ThatchGrade II
- The Monk's HouseGrade II
- The old Post office and Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Thomas Monument in the Churchyard 2m South of the Porch of the Parish Church of All SaintsGrade 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.