About the Nether Compton Conservation Area
The Nether Compton Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Nicholas, 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 Nether Compton 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 NicholasGrade I
- 1 and 2, The GreenGrade II
- Barn 20 Metres East of Lower Dairy FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge PlaceGrade II
- BrooksideGrade II
- Buckler's Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Former stable block 15 metres north of Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate-Piers 40 Metres South-West of Memorial HallGrade II
- Gateway and Walling of Congregational Burial Ground Opposite the Old ForgeGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Lower Dairy FarmhouseGrade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Middle House and Attached StableGrade II
- Stable Immediately West of the Griffin's HeadGrade II
- Stavordale HouseGrade II
- The Griffin's HeadGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The Thatched HouseGrade II
- The West HouseGrade II
- Vine 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.