About the Forest Central (North) Conservation Area
The Forest Central (North) Conservation Area covers about 1,063 hectares and was designated by New Forest National Park in 2008. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 25 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
- Land to the East of Cove Copse FarmChange of use
- Land to the East of Cove Copse FarmChange 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 PeterGrade II*
- Warrens HouseGrade II*
- Barn Immediately South West of Birchenwood FarmhouseGrade II
- Birchenwood FarmhouseGrade II
- Blenmans FarmhouseGrade II
- Burnside Farm CottageGrade II
- Consort CottageGrade II
- Dazel Farm HouseGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Fountain CourtGrade II
- Glen CottageGrade II
- Green Dragon InnGrade II
- Keepers CottageGrade II
- Little Applewood FarmGrade II
- Little Popes CottageGrade II
- Memorial CottagesGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- Popes CottageGrade II
- Sir John Barleycorn InnGrade II
- Skers FarmhouseGrade II
- South LodgeGrade II
- Stable Range 20 Metres South West of Warrens HouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The Forge at Forge CottageGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Upper Barford FarmhouseGrade II
- WaldronsGrade II
- Wiltshire Cottage and Attached Farm BuildingGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBForest Central (North) 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.