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48 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ashington
Official record · ref. 7896
Rules & recordAshley Cross
Official record · ref. 7895
Rules & recordAvon Buildings
Designated 1991 · ref. 7620
Rules & recordBoscombe Manor
Designated 1993 · ref. 9331
Rules & recordBoscombe Spa
Designated 1994 · ref. 9333
Rules & recordBramble Lane
Designated 1982 · ref. 7627
Rules & recordBranksome Park and Chine Gardens
Designated 1981 · ref. 7898
Rules & recordBrunstead Road
Official record · ref. 7899
Rules & recordBurton
Designated 1986 · ref. 7621
Rules & recordCanford Cliffs Village
Official record · ref. 7901
Rules & recordCanford Magna
Official record · ref. 7902
Rules & recordChester Road
Designated 2010 · ref. 9737
Rules & recordChristchurch Central
Official record · ref. 7616
Rules & recordChristchurch Hospital
Designated 1991 · ref. 7623
Rules & recordChurchill Gardens
Designated 1993 · ref. 9330
Rules & recordDean Park
Designated 1993 · ref. 9327
Rules & recordEast Cliff
Designated 1987 · ref. 9320
Rules & recordEvening Hill
Official record · ref. 7904
Rules & recordHeckford Park
Designated 2010 · ref. 9738
Rules & recordHoldenhurst
Designated 1974 · ref. 6661
Rules & recordHoldenhurst Village
Official record · ref. 7625
Rules & recordHurn
Designated 1991 · ref. 7626
Rules & recordKnole Road
Designated 1993 · ref. 9329
Rules & recordMeyrick Park and Talbot Woods
Designated 1988 · ref. 9321
Rules & recordMudeford Quay
Official record · ref. 7619
Rules & recordMuscliffe Lane
Designated 1992 · ref. 9324
Rules & recordOakley Lane
Official record · ref. 7910
Rules & recordOld Christchurch Road
Designated 1993 · ref. 9326
Rules & recordPoole Park
Official record · ref. 7912
Rules & recordPortchester Road
Designated 1993 · ref. 9328
Rules & recordPurewell
Designated 1991 · ref. 7618
Rules & recordRidgeway and Broadstone Park
Official record · ref. 7894
Rules & recordSaints
Designated 1987 · ref. 9318
Rules & recordSandbanks
Designated 2003 · ref. 7914
Rules & recordSouthbourne Grove
Designated 1993 · ref. 9332
Rules & recordStanpit and Fishermans Bank
Designated 1991 · ref. 7617
Rules & recordTalbot Village
Designated 1975 · ref. 9316
Rules & recordThe Avenue
Official record · ref. 7915
Rules & recordThroop and Muccleshell Villages
Designated 1975 · ref. 9315
Rules & recordTown Centre Heritage
Official record · ref. 7913
Rules & recordTudor Road and Golf Links Road
Official record · ref. 7614
Rules & recordUndercliff Road
Designated 1990 · ref. 9323
Rules & recordVerno Lane
Designated 1988 · ref. 7624
Rules & recordWest Cliff and Poole Hill
Designated 1989 · ref. 9322
Rules & recordWest Overcliff Drive
Designated 1987 · ref. 9319
Rules & recordWestbourne
Designated 1993 · ref. 9325
Rules & recordWick Village
Designated 1985 · ref. 9317
Rules & recordWinkton
Designated 1989 · ref. 7622
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.