About the Brockenhurst Conservation Area
The Brockenhurst Conservation Area covers about 51 hectares and was designated by New Forest National Park in 2009. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 139 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 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
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 NicholasGrade II*
- Ash CottagesGrade II
- Bridge Farm HouseGrade II
- Brockenhurst Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Church of St SavioursGrade II
- Clematis Cottage and Elm CottageGrade II
- Greatham HouseGrade II
- Milestone 150 Metres North of Bridge Farm HouseGrade II
- Mistletoe Cottage and Yew CottageGrade II
- Morant ArmsGrade II
- North Lodge and RailingsGrade II
- Orange CottageGrade II
- Rose and Crown HotelGrade II
- Rosetta Cottage and Fern CottageGrade II
- The Thatched Cottage RestaurantGrade II
- Tombchest 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrockenhurst 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.