About the Winterborne Stickland Conservation Area
The Winterborne Stickland Conservation Area covers about 8.7 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 St MaryGrade I
- 38, North StreetGrade II
- April CottageGrade II
- Bourneside HouseGrade II
- Church Cottage Corner CottageGrade II
- Cross Tree CottageGrade II
- Gurney's CabGrade II
- Honeysuckle Cottage and Cottage Attached to NorthGrade II
- Hustings CottageGrade II
- Joys Cottage and Wyvern CottageGrade II
- Old Mill HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose Tree CottageGrade II
- Stickland Farm BarnGrade II
- Stickland FarmhouseGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The Old MalthouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Winterborne Stickland War MemorialGrade 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.