About the Osmington Conservation Area
The Osmington Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Charity Farmhouse and Attached Forge, 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 Osmington 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.
- Charity Farmhouse and Attached ForgeGrade II*
- Parish Church of St OsmundGrade II*
- Buttress CottageGrade II
- East FarmhouseGrade II
- Godsall Monument One Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St OsmundGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Memorial Bus ShelterGrade II
- Remains of Manor HouseGrade II
- Stone Lane CottageGrade II
- The BeehiveGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PhoenixGrade II
- The Post Office and Shrubbery CottageGrade II
- Treetops Cottage and Wintersweet CottageGrade II
- Unidentified Head Stone 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St OsmundGrade II
- Wessex CottageGrade II
- White 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.