About the West Knighton Conservation Area
The West Knighton Conservation Area covers about 4.8 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn West Knighton 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 PeterGrade I
- Barn and Attached Yard Walls Immediately West of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Granary Immediately East of West Knighton FarmhouseGrade II
- Higher Lewell FarmhouseGrade II
- Meer Monument 5 Metres North of Nave of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Old School House and Old SchoolGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Smithy, Middle Angel and Steps CottagesGrade II
- Sunnyside and Wayside CottagesGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- Three Cottages Attached at Right Angles to Higher FarmhouseGrade II
- West Knighton FarmhouseGrade II
- Yoah 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.