About the Motcombe Conservation Area
The Motcombe Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Church WalkGrade II
- 19,20 and 21, Bittles GreenGrade II
- 6, Church WalkGrade II
- 8, Church WalkGrade II
- Barn HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 2m South of Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- No 40 (lavinia's Cottage) and No 39Grade II
- School and SchoolhouseGrade II
- Table Tomb to Broadway Family Approximately 5m South of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Table Tomb to Richard Haimes, 5m South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Tomb to Elizabeth Mary, Marchioness of Westminster of Westminster Approx 30m West of Motcombe ChurchGrade 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.