About the Kimmeridge Conservation Area
The Kimmeridge Conservation Area covers about 8.8 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Kimmeridge 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.
- 2 and 3Grade II
- 20Grade II
- 22 and 23Grade II
- 25/26 and 27Grade II
- 28Grade II
- 29Grade II
- 31Grade II
- 4 and 5Grade II
- 6 and 7Grade II
- Barn and Cowhouse South of Kimmeridge FarmGrade II
- K6 at SY 91644 7984Grade II
- Kimmeridge Farm House, Including Garden Wall Extending East From the House to the ChurchyardGrade II
- No 24, Including Front Boundary Wall to RoadGrade II
- Parish Church (dedication Unknown)Grade II
- The Old Parsonage, Including Outbuilding at RearGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade 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.