About the Witchampton Conservation Area
The Witchampton Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Abbey House, Grade II*. 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.
- Abbey HouseGrade II*
- Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II*
- Abbey Farm House, Including Front Boundary WallGrade II
- ApplegarthGrade II
- Barn 8m North East of Abbey Farm HouseGrade II
- Boundary Walls to Garden of Abbey House, To West and South, And Cross Wall at Right End of Original RangesGrade II
- Boundary Walls to Garden, And Attached Outbuilding, Immediately South of Flour Mill HouseGrade II
- Bridge Over Mill Stream, 20m South-West of Flour Mill HouseGrade II
- Coach House and Stables Immediately East of Abbey HouseGrade II
- Fernhill CottageGrade II
- Flour Mill HouseGrade II
- Former Watermill Immediately North East of Flour Mill HouseGrade II
- Fountain, 18m South West of Nos 1 and 2 Brook CottagesGrade II
- George Harvey Monument, In the Churchyard, Immediately South of the South Transept of the Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II
- Jane Topp Monument in the Churchyard, Immediately South of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II
- Linden LeaGrade II
- Lychgate at Entrance to Churchyard 40m North of the Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Jessamine CottagesGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Swiss CottageGrade II
- Nos 1-4 Corner CottagesGrade II
- Old Bakehouse Old QuarryGrade II
- Rose LeaGrade II
- Ruins of Former Manor HouseGrade II
- Stephen Burt Monument, In the Churchyard 12m South of the Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II
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- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Unidentified Monument 1.5m South of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary, St Cuthberga and All SaintsGrade II
- Welcombe ThatchGrade II
- Witchampton and Crichel ClubGrade II
- Witchampton BridgeGrade II
- Witchampton Post OfficeGrade 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.