About the Lodmoor Hill Conservation Area
The Lodmoor Hill Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 12 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 Lodmoor Hill 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.
- 38 and 40, Dorchester RoadGrade II
- 42 and 44, Dorchester RoadGrade II
- Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Gate Piers and Front Boundary Wall to Church of St AugustineGrade II
- HelmsleyGrade II
- Numbers 1-5 Radipole TerraceGrade II
- Numbers 1, 2 and 3 With RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 67-77 (odd) With Area RailingsGrade II
- The LindensGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
- Weymouth Technical CollegeGrade 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.