About the Stoke Abbott Conservation Area
The Stoke Abbott Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Parish 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 Stoke Abbott 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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- Court OrchardGrade II*
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Brooklyn CottageGrade II
- 1 and 2 Chartknowle Cottages With Attached Front RailingsGrade II
- 1 and 2 Wayside CottagesGrade II
- 2 Table Tombs 10 Metres South of Chancel (conway, Adney)Grade II
- Bay CottageGrade II
- Beechview and Holly HouseGrade II
- CanterburysGrade II
- Chapel Hayes Lady HayesGrade II
- Church House Cottage and Attached Iron RailingsGrade II
- Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Corner Cottage and Sunnyside With Attached Wall at Right HandGrade II
- Dairy, 10 Metres East South East of Court OrchardGrade II
- Glen Cottage and Front Iron RailingsGrade II
- Higher FarmhouseGrade II
- Hill View Hill View and Attached Cottage on WestGrade II
- Linden LeaGrade II
- LonghayesGrade II
- Mins Cottage the CottageGrade II
- One Table Tomb 15 Metres South East of Chancel, (welman)Grade II
- One Table Tomb 15 Metres South of South Porch, (denslow)Grade II
- One Table Tomb 20 Metres South of South Porch, (tett)Grade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Raleigh CottageGrade II
- St CroixGrade II
- Stables 5 Metres East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Stoke Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South West, And WallsGrade II
- The AnchorGrade II
- The New Inn and Attached Wall to WestGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Thatched HouseGrade II
- Woodlands CottageGrade II
- Workshop 3 Metres South East of Holly HouseGrade 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.