About the Moreton Conservation Area
The Moreton Conservation Area covers about 116 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Moreton House, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Moreton HouseGrade I
- Parish Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of MyraGrade II*
- 1, The StreetGrade II
- 2, 3, 4 and 5, The StreetGrade II
- Beehive CottageGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Fence to ChurchyardGrade II
- Bridge in Moreton ParkGrade II
- Broompound DairyGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining the Post OfficeGrade II
- East CottageGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- Gardener's Cottage at Glebe HouseGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Granary at Manor House Now in Separate OwnershipGrade II
- Grave of Te Lawrence (lawrence of Arabia) in New CemeteryGrade II
- Hedera CottageGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post Office, The StreetGrade II
- Lilac Cottage Santa MariaGrade II
- Lych Gate to New Cemetery (formerly Entrance to Kitchen Garden of Moreton House)Grade II
- Manor Farm CottagesGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Obelisk in Moreton ParkGrade II
- Old School and School HouseGrade II
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- Primrose CottageGrade II
- Remains of Medieval Font in Churchyard of Parish ChurchGrade II
- Rose CottagesGrade II
- Stable Building at Manor HouseGrade II
- Stables and Coach House at Glebe HouseGrade II
- Summer CottageGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The GreenGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- Wall and Gazebos at Rear of Former Gardener's CottageGrade 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.