About the Shroton (Iwerne Courtney) Conservation Area
The Shroton (Iwerne Courtney) Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is 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 Shroton (Iwerne Courtney) 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 St MaryGrade I
- 23 and 25 the CrossGrade II
- Agnis Mew Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3m North East of North Aisle of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage Immediately West of Willis's Shroton FarmhouseGrade II
- Dovecote and Attached Open Shelter Building 60m South-West of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Barn 20m south of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- FourwaysGrade II
- Hellum FarmhouseGrade II
- Hobnail CottageGrade II
- Little GrangeGrade II
- LittleportGrade II
- Ranston FarmhouseGrade II
- Shroton CottageGrade II
- Shroton HouseGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- Willis Monument, In the Churchyard Adjacent to South Aisle of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Willis's Shroton FarmhouseGrade 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.