About the Stinsford Conservation Area
The Stinsford Conservation Area covers about 79 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Michael, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Saint MichaelGrade I
- Dorset College of Agriculture Kingston Maurward HouseGrade I
- The Old Manor HouseGrade I
- 2 Flights of Stone Steps 50m West of Kingston Maurward HouseGrade II
- 3 Hardy Monuments, In the Churchyard Immediately North of the 4 Headstones (item 8/127)Grade II
- 4 Hardy Monuments, In the Churchyard Immediately North of the Thomas Brooks Monument (item 8/126)Grade II
- Birkin HouseGrade II
- Bockton Cottage Pump CottageGrade II
- Boundary and Garden Walls, Steps and Alcoves, South and South East of Stinsford House, Including Boundary Wall to ChurchyardGrade II
- Bridge Cottage Including Outbuilding on RightGrade II
- Cull Monument, In the Churchyard 5m South of the South Wall of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Garden Temple 130m East South East of Kingston Maurward HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers 30m West of Stinsford House, And Dwarf Walls Linking These to the HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers at Entrance to Churchyard of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Greenwood Cottage Old Post OfficeGrade II
- John Cox Monument, In the Churchyard, 6m North of the Vestry of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Lower Bockhampton BridgeGrade II
- Meaden Monument, And One Unidentified Monument, In the Churchyard, 50m North of the West End of the North Aisle of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Pair of Stone Piers, 100m West of Kingston Maurward HouseGrade II
- Stinsford CottagesGrade II
- Stinsford Farm HouseGrade II
- Stinsford HouseGrade II
- Stone Steps 7m South of Kingston Maurward HouseGrade II
- The Cottage, And MorelloGrade II
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- Thomas and Martha Brooks Monuments, In the Churchyard 14m North of the Chancel of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, In the Churchyard, 30m North East of the Vestry of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Walls and Steps to Terrace in Front of Old Manor House, And Boundary Wall to the SouthGrade II
- Walls and Steps to Walled Garden, Immediately West of Kingston Maurward HouseGrade II
- William Cox Monument, In the Churchyard 2m North of the John Cox Monument (item 8/124)Grade II
- William Jacob Monument, In the Churchyard, 3.5m North of the Chancel of the Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Yalbury 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.