About the Puncknowle Conservation Area
The Puncknowle Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, 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 Puncknowle 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 MaryGrade I
- Puncknowle Manor HouseGrade II*
- Village Cross in Churchyard 4 Metres North East of Parish Church ChancelGrade II*
- Bakehouse/detached Kitchen and Traphouse and Stable Range Immediately West of GreystonesGrade II
- Barn 5 Metres South of GreystonesGrade II
- Boundary Wall 40 Metres North West of Puncknowle Manor House For 95 Metres Along Church StreetGrade II
- Boundary Wall With Reset Gate Piers For 57 Metres Along Street Continuation of East of Churchyard WallGrade II
- Burwell Cottage and Number 2 Church StreetGrade II
- ChestnutsGrade II
- Crown InnGrade II
- Davis Monument 8 Metres North of Parish Church ChancelGrade II
- Dovecote 30 Metres North West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Gate Piers 30 Metres East of Puncknowle Manor HouseGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Lych Gate With Steps and Attached Churchyard Wall on 4 Sides of YardGrade II
- Napper Monument 4 Metres North of Parish Church North AisleGrade II
- Old BeamsGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Valley ViewGrade II
- WychwoodGrade 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.