About the Bickton Conservation Area
The Bickton Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by New Forest District Council in 1999. Inside the boundary are 6 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 5 Grade II). The most significant is Bickton Manor Farmhouse, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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 97/2Householder works
- Land in Avon ValleyHouseholder 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.
- Bickton Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn 50 Metres East of Bickton Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Bickton AshGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Salmon LeapGrade II
- Staddle Barn 20 Metres East of Bickton Manor FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBickton Conservation Area AppraisalNew Forest District Council’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 District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.