About the Shaftesbury Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area
The Shaftesbury Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 214 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 209 Grade II). The most significant is Park Wall, 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 Shaftesbury Conservation Area 1 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.
- Park WallGrade I
- The Remains of Shaftesbury AbbeyGrade I
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- Ox HouseGrade II*
- The Grosvenor Arms HotelGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Park WalkGrade II
- 1 and 3, BimportGrade II
- 1, St James StreetGrade II
- 1, St John's HillGrade II
- 1, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 101, St James StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, High Street and 1 Church LaneGrade II
- 11, Gold HillGrade II
- 12, Gold HillGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13, Gold HillGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 14, Parsons PoolGrade II
- 16 and 17, Gold HillGrade II
- 16-20, Layton LaneGrade II
- 16-22, St James StreetGrade II
- 16, 18 and 18a, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Haimes LaneGrade II
- 17, Bell StreetGrade II
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- 19, Bell StreetGrade II
- 19, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Bell StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, St James StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 2-8, Barton HillGrade II
- 2, Angel LaneGrade II
- 2, Magdalene LaneGrade II
- 2, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 20-24, High StreetGrade II
- 20, Bell StreetGrade II
- 21, St James StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24 Bell StreetGrade II
- 23-33, St James StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, BimportGrade II
- 25, 27 and 27a, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 26a, High StreetGrade II
- 26, Bell StreetGrade II
- 28-32, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, High StreetGrade II
- 29, Bell StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, St James StreetGrade II
- 3-6, Laundry LaneGrade II
- 30 and 32, Bell StreetGrade II
- 31, Bell StreetGrade II
- 33a, St James StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 35, St James StreetGrade II
- 36, Bell StreetGrade II
- 37-41, St James StreetGrade II
- 38, 38a and 38b, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 4, Church LaneGrade II
- 40-44, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 42-46, Bell StreetGrade II
- 42, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 43, St James StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, St James StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, BimportGrade II
- 5 Barton Hill and 2 Angel Court (formerly 3 and 5, Barton Hill)Grade II
- 5, Mustons LaneGrade II
- 5, Parsons PoolGrade II
- 50 and 52, High StreetGrade II
- 50, Bell StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, St James StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 52, Bell StreetGrade II
- 53, Bell StreetGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- 53, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 54, High StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 55, St James StreetGrade II
- 57, St James StreetGrade II
- 59-63, St James StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Bell StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Church LaneGrade II
- 6, Bleke StreetGrade II
- 6, Haimes LaneGrade II
- 6, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 65, St James StreetGrade II
- 68, St James StreetGrade II
- 69 and 71, St James StreetGrade II
- 7, Haimes LaneGrade II
- 7, Parsons PoolGrade II
- 70-78, St James StreetGrade II
- 73, St James StreetGrade II
- 75 and 77, St James StreetGrade II
- 79-89, St James StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Parsons PoolGrade II
- 8 and 9, Angel CourtGrade II
- 8 Gold HillGrade II
- 8-12, Angel LaneGrade II
- 8-12, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Gold HillGrade II
- 9 and 11, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 9-13, Parsons PoolGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- 91-95, St James StreetGrade II
- Abbey StoneGrade II
- Alcester HouseGrade II
- Alcester St James Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- AvishaysGrade II
- Black Lion CottageGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gutter Flanking Tout Hill on South SideGrade II
- Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Abbey House on South and West Sides With Gate PiersGrade II
- Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to MuseumGrade II
- Boundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to St Edwards Chantry on North East Side, And Gate PiersGrade II
- Boundary Wall Extending North East From No 32 As Far As No 36Grade II
- Boundary Wall Flanking Park Walk on North Side in Curtilage of the Following Porperties Nos 17 and 19 High Street, Nos 6 and 8 Church Lane, Priory House, Church Lane, And the Remains of Shaftesbury Abbey Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 17 and 19 High Street and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Nos 6 and 8 and Facing on to Park Walk Wall Within Curtilage of Priory House and Facing on to Park WalkGrade II
- Boundary Wall Flanking Tout Hill to South West of Old School HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to East and to North West of Tout Hill HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to East of No 101Grade II
- Boundary Wall to North East of Manor CloseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to North of No 1Grade II
- Boundary Wall to South of Ship InnGrade II
- Boundary Wall to West of the Old ParsonageGrade II
- Castle Hill House (maternity Annexe to Westminster Memorial Hospital)Grade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Cliff HouseGrade II
- Court Cottage, Kings Cottage and Queens CottageGrade II
- Dwarf Wall and Railings Enclosing Court on Street SideGrade II
- Dwarf Wall and Railings to Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Dwarf Wall, Railings and Gate Enclosing Garden Before Nos 30 and 32Grade II
- Dwarf Wall, Railings and Gate Piers to Priory HouseGrade II
- Dwarf Walls and Railings Before Nos 5 and 7Grade II
- Edwardstowe Edwardstowe EastGrade II
- Entrance to Oldmarket Playhouse and Arts CentreGrade II
- Former Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Former Infant School School HouseGrade II
- Fox and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall Flanking Angel Lane and Enclosing Garden to the Cedars, With Gate PiersGrade II
- Garden Wall to North of No 10Grade II
- Garden Wall to Old Rectory Enclosing Garden on North East, South East and South West SidesGrade II
- Garden Wall Which Encloses Garden to No 13 and Which Flanks Parsons Pool and Bleke StreetGrade II
- Garrett Memorial Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Grosvenor HouseGrade II
- High HouseGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- King Alfred's KitchenGrade II
- Kingswood RoslynGrade II
- Knowles Arms Public HouseGrade II
- La Fleur de LysGrade II
- Layton HouseGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Manor CloseGrade II
- Mile Post Outside No 56Grade II
- National Wesminster BankGrade II
- No 33, Including Annexe at South East End in Mustons LaneGrade II
- Nos 14 and 15 Railings to No 14Grade II
- Number 80-86 and 90, 92 at Rear and 94 St James StreetGrade II
- Numbers 26, 28, 30 (palladios) and Outhouse to Number 30Grade II
- Old Manor House and RailingsGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Old SarumGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North East of the Two Brewers InnGrade II
- Pavement, Wall and Railings Outside Ship Inn and Extending Down Tout Hill Past the Old ParsonageGrade II
- Paving to Grosvenor Arms Hotel YardGrade II
- PaxGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Dorset County LibraryGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Lloyds Bank LimitedGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Shaftsbury MuseumGrade II
- Premises Occupied by the Midland Bank the Butt of Sherry Wine BarGrade II
- Priory HouseGrade II
- Pump in Centre of CourtGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St Edward the MartyrGrade II
- Setts Within Curtilage of Church of St Peter in Passageway to West of ChurchGrade II
- Shaftesbury War MemorialGrade II
- Shaftsbury Congregational ChurchGrade II
- St Edwards ChantryGrade II
- St MartinsGrade II
- St Marys CottageGrade II
- Stone Setts and Gutters on Gold Hill Extending From the Platform at the Top of Gold Hill Downwards As Far As No 15Grade II
- Stone Setts Before No 1Grade II
- Stone Setts Before Nos 8 and 10 and Wall to North of No 10Grade II
- Stone Setts Flanking Wall to Museum on Platform Above Gold HillGrade II
- Stone Setts Outside No 26Grade II
- Stone Setts Outside Nos 35 to 39 (odd) and by the PumpGrade II
- Stone Setts Outside the Two Brewers InnGrade II
- Stone Setts Within Curtilage of Manor Close and Walls to Either SideGrade II
- Stone Setts Within Curtilage of Town Hall on South East and South West SidesGrade II
- Sun and Moon CottageGrade II
- The Abbey HouseGrade II
- The AnchorageGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The Chantry Including Archway and WallGrade II
- The Crown Public HouseGrade II
- The Fruit ShopGrade II
- The Kings Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Mitre InnGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Saint Edward HotelGrade II
- The Ship InnGrade II
- Tout Hill HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Two Brewers InnGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers Enclosing Churchyard to Church of St JamesGrade II
- Wall and Railings Enclosing Shaftesbury Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Wall Behind No 67 and Running Up Tanyard LaneGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Churchyard to Holy Trinity Church, And Gate PiersGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, And Gate PiersGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Layton House on North SideGrade II
- War Memorial CrossGrade II
- Weighbridge HouseGrade II
- Westminster Memorial HospitalGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
St James StreetHigh StreetBell StreetSalisbury StreetGold HillVictoria StreetHaimes LaneAngel LaneChurch LaneAngel CourtAt Rear and 94 St James StreetBarton Hill
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.