About the Mappowder Conservation Area
The Mappowder Conservation Area covers about 3.6 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Mappowder 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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 584, Hammond StreetGrade II
- 585 and 586, Hammond StreetGrade II
- 587, Hammond StreetGrade II
- 589, Hammond StreetGrade II
- 593 and 594 Hammond StreetGrade II
- Churchyard Wall of Mappowder Church (approximately 35 Metres Adjoining Road, North of Church)Grade II
- House Adjoining Styles Farm to the WestGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- MarulaGrade II
- Newleaze LodgeGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Styles Farm Styles FarmhouseGrade II
- Table Tomb to Orlando Jeffrey, Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch of Mappowder ChurchGrade II
- Table Tomb to Robert Lougher, Approximately 5 Metres North East of Chancel of Mappowder ChurchGrade II
- Table Tomb to Roger Trewe, Approximately 10 Metres North East of Tower of Mappowder ChurchGrade 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.