About the Beaulieu Conservation Area
The Beaulieu Conservation Area covers about 187 hectares and was designated by New Forest National Park in 2009. Inside the boundary are 56 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Blessed Virgin and Child, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 7 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1Householder works
- ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITEChange of use
- ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITEChange of use
- New Forest National Park BoundaryHouseholder works
- New Forest National Park BoundaryHouseholder works
- Hovercraft in the SolentHouseholder works
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 the Blessed Virgin and ChildGrade I
- Domus and Ruins of Lay FraterGrade I
- Palace HouseGrade I
- Remains of Outer Wall Around Cloister and Foundations of Abbey ChurchGrade I
- Abbey MillGrade II*
- Length of North of Abbey Precinct Wall 180 Metres North of Shireburn HouseGrade II*
- Length of South Abbey Precinct Wall, East of Entrance to Palace HouseGrade II*
- Length of West Wall of Abbey Precinct, 100 Metres North West of Motor MuseumGrade II*
- Outer Gatehouse Ruins and Length of Precinct Wall Running East to Abbey Gate CottagesGrade II*
- Walls to Courtyard and Bridge on South Side of Palace HouseGrade II*
- WinepressGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Palace Lane B3054Grade II
- 51 and 52, High StreetGrade II
- 53-55, High StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- Abbey Gate CottageGrade II
- Abbey Store and Hidden Cottage (ruth Liversage)Grade II
- Beaulieu Fine ArtsGrade II
- Buccleuch CottagesGrade II
- Chestnut CottageGrade II
- Curtle HouseGrade II
- Dairy Converted to Pill Box at Rear of Mill HouseGrade II
- Dairy North of Palace Cottage, Behind Palace Cottage AnnexeGrade II
- Estateyard and HouseGrade II
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- Home Farm (norris's)Grade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Icehouse 60 Metres South West of Palace Garage CottagesGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High StreetGrade II
- Kiln 10 Metres East of Old BrickworksGrade II
- Kirsten Pottery the Antique ShopGrade II
- Length of North Wall of Abbey Precinct 240 Metres North of Motor MuseumGrade II
- Length of South Precinct Wall Behind and East of Palace Lane CottageGrade II
- Length of West Wall of Abbey Precinct, 240 Metres North West of Motor MuseumGrade II
- Mill Cottage and Attached Service CourtyardGrade II
- Morris House Warner's HouseGrade II
- No 57 (jr Hayward Butchers) Old Bank CottageGrade II
- Norris'sGrade II
- Northern CottagesGrade II
- Nos 60-61 (including Village Shop)Grade II
- Old Bank HouseGrade II
- Old Garden Cottage and Attached CarriagehouseGrade II
- Palace CottageGrade II
- Palace Cottage Annexe and Attached StablesGrade II
- Palace Lane CottageGrade II
- Palace Stable Yard RangeGrade II
- Ruin 5 Metres North of 'winepress'Grade II
- Secrets of the ForestGrade II
- Section of West Wall of Abbey Precinct, 70 Metres South West of Palace GaragesGrade II
- Spence HouseGrade II
- Studio to Spence HouseGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
- The Montagu ArmsGrade II
- The Old BrickworksGrade II
- Water Tank on Plinth 40 Metres South of Palace HouseGrade II
- Whitehall and Railings to North Along StreetGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBeaulieu Conservation Area AppraisalNew Forest National Park’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from New Forest National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.