About the Shillingstone Conservation Area
The Shillingstone Conservation Area covers about 44 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Rood, 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 Shillingstone 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.
- Church of the Holy RoodGrade I
- Burlton CottageGrade II
- Calleywell CottageGrade II
- Cherry CottageGrade II
- Church CroftGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Clayton FarmhouseGrade II
- Cox HouseGrade II
- Croft CottageGrade II
- Cross Cottage Cross HouseGrade II
- GreensleevesGrade II
- Japonica CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Crooked House, The CrossGrade II
- Lilac CottageGrade II
- Long ThatchGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Maypole CottageGrade II
- The CobblesGrade II
- The Crooked HouseGrade II
- The Old Rectory the Old Rectory GardenGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
- Wisteria CottageGrade 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.