About the DINTON Conservation Area
The DINTON Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn DINTON CA
- 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.
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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- Hydes House With Attached Walls and GatepiersGrade I
- Little ClarendonGrade II*
- Barn and Sheltershed at JessesGrade II
- Croome Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South West of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Dovecote at Hydes HouseGrade II
- Fitz FarmhouseGrade II
- Fitz Monument in the Churchyard, About 25 Metres South of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hayter and Macey Monuments in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- JessesGrade II
- Lawes CottageGrade II
- Old SchoolroomGrade II
- SpeargateGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Wheatsheaf CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDINTON Conservation Area AppraisalWiltshire 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 Wiltshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.