About the Litton Cheney Conservation Area
The Litton Cheney Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 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 Litton Cheney 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
- Baglake Farmhouse and Attached Wall to East For 26 MetresGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, Malter's CottagesGrade II
- Barges Cottage and Gladwyn CottageGrade II
- Barges FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 90 Metres West of Charity FarmhouseGrade II
- Beech House and Attached Front RailingsGrade II
- Brewery CottageGrade II
- Charity Farm CottagesGrade II
- Charity FarmhouseGrade II
- Court CottagesGrade II
- Cross Trees Farm CottageGrade II
- Drew Hodder Monument 2 Metres North East of Parish Church ChancelGrade II
- Garden Walls 30 Metres North and 60 Metres East of Baglake FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Litton Cheney SchoolGrade II
- Litton Cheney War MemorialGrade II
- Malter's CottagesGrade II
- Monument (illegible) 2 Metres South of Parish Church ChancelGrade II
- Monument (illegible) 4 Metres East of Parish Church ChancelGrade II
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- Peggottys Post Office Townsend CottagesGrade II
- Randell CottageGrade II
- Riverside CottagesGrade II
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- Stables and Cart-Shed Immediately West of Baglake FarmhouseGrade II
- Sweet Monument 4 Metres South of Parish Church ChancelGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Court HouseGrade II
- The MillGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Water Mill at the Mill With Bridge AttachedGrade II
- Village Shop and Forge Attached to Beech HouseGrade 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.