About the Whitcombe Conservation Area
The Whitcombe Conservation Area covers about 5.3 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church (dedication Unknown), 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 Whitcombe 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 (dedication Unknown)Grade I
- 2Grade II
- 3 and 4Grade II
- 5 and 6Grade II
- Barn 130 Metres North North West of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Barn 30 Metres North East of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gardener's CottageGrade II
- Gillet Monument 5 Metres South of Tower of the Parish ChurchGrade II
- Remains of Cross 2 Metres South of Porch of the Parish ChurchGrade II
- Spratt Monument 2 Metres South of Nave of the Parish ChurchGrade II
- The Manor 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.