About the Worth Matravers Conservation Area
The Worth Matravers Conservation Area covers about 4.4 hectares and was designated by Dorset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Saint Nicholas, 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 Worth Matravers 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 Saint NicholasGrade I
- Barton Cottage and Rose CottageGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gatepiers to Churchyard, Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Boundary Walls to West, South and East of Worth House, Including Gazebo in South-West CornerGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Gullivers, Including Attached Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Lobster CottageGrade II
- London RowGrade II
- Pond ViewGrade II
- Stone Coffin in the Churchyard Immediately East of the Gates to the Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Stoneleigh, Including Front Boundary WallsGrade II
- The Square and CompassGrade II
- Two Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. 12 M North of Church of Saint NicholasGrade II
- Worth Farmhouse and Worth CottageGrade II
- Worth HouseGrade II
- Worth Matravers Post Office and Village StoreGrade 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.