About the Langton Matravers Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area
The Langton Matravers Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 23 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.
- 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.
- 34 and 36, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, High StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- 55, High StreetGrade II
- 75-81, High StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, High StreetGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Durnford House, Abutting High StreetGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Gatepiers to Durnford HouseGrade II
- Fig Tree With PumpGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Hyde View CottageGrade II
- Little DurnfordGrade II
- MoonrakersGrade II
- Nos. 61-71 With PumpGrade II
- Parish Church of Saint GeorgeGrade II
- The King's Arms InnGrade II
- The Old Rectory, With Boundary WallsGrade II
- The Village HallGrade II
- TwoleasGrade II
- Twolease CottageGrade II
- Windward, With Boundary WallsGrade 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.