About the Stalbridge Conservation Area
The Stalbridge Conservation Area covers about 77 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 52 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 50 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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 II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Station RoadGrade II
- 1-10 Anglesey CottagesGrade II
- 8, Gold StreetGrade II
- AshmountGrade II
- Brunesella and the Thatched CottageGrade II
- Cheriton and GreenwoodsGrade II
- Church Hill House and April CottageGrade II
- CobblersGrade II
- DumbledoreGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers to Stalbridge Park 12 M North West of Old SchoolGrade II
- Glebe CourtGrade II
- Glydestore and The Tree HouseGrade II
- Grove HouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- House Adjoining Post Office to the WestGrade II
- Insurance Services and Chenery TobacconistsGrade II
- Knapp HouseGrade II
- Little TallandGrade II
- NectarGrade II
- Number 1 (case and Son ), Number 2 (melrose ), Number 3, Number 4 and Number 5 (purbeck Cottage)Grade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 Ringtree HouseGrade II
- Old Cider House GroveGrade II
Show all 52 listed buildings ↓All 52 listed buildings
- Old Curiosity ShopGrade II
- Old Forge CottageGrade II
- Old SchoolGrade II
- Pixies CottageGrade II
- Pump on the North End of the GreenGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sideways and the Old BakehouseGrade II
- Silk Hay, Fernwood and 23, High StreetGrade II
- Snowdon HouseGrade II
- Stalbridge Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Stalbridge FarmhouseGrade II
- Stalbridge Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Stanton Cottage and Hobbs CottageGrade II
- SylcottGrade II
- The Cottage and Well CottageGrade II
- The Farmhouse and the CottageGrade II
- The Old Cottage and Garden Boundary WallGrade II
- The Old HindGrade II
- The Old House and Creed HouseGrade II
- The Old Rectory, Garden Wall and ArchwayGrade II
- The Old Red LionGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The Pump HouseGrade II
- The School HouseGrade II
- The Swan Public HouseGrade II
- The ThatchGrade II
- TurnpikeGrade II
- WaysideGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.