About the Forest Central (South) Conservation Area
The Forest Central (South) Conservation Area covers about 819 hectares and was designated by New Forest National Park in 2008. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 35 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 off School LaneHouseholder works
- Land at Football GreenHouseholder works
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Bay Tree CottageGrade II
- Castle Malwood LodgeGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Furzey CottageGrade II
- Gatehouse to Malwood Walk HouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Horseshoe CottageGrade II
- Malwood Walk HouseGrade II
- Mill Lane CottageGrade II
- Minstead LodgeGrade II
- Minstead Memorial CrossGrade II
- MuffinsGrade II
- Old CobleyGrade II
- Peartree CottageGrade II
- School House and Verderer's OfficeGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- The Old Court HouseGrade II
- The Old Off-LicenseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Wall in Front of Boultbee CottagesGrade II
- Well House in Front of Boultbee CottagesGrade II
- Woodside CottageGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Yew TreeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBForest Central (South) 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.