About the Stourton Caundle Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area
The Stourton Caundle Conservation Area 1 Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Peter, 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.
- 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 PeterGrade I
- Chapel, Approximately 90 Metres West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barley CloseGrade II
- Base of Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, 7 Metres West of TowerGrade II
- Berry CottageGrade II
- Bridge CottagesGrade II
- BrownshallGrade II
- Church Farm Barn 10 Metres North of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 5 Metres North of Trooper Cottage Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Cromwell CottageGrade II
- Golden Hill CottageGrade II
- Grange CottageGrade II
- GwyersGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Barn Adjoining to WestGrade II
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- New Leaze BarnGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Post HouseGrade II
- The Trooper InnGrade II
- Trooper 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.