Listed Buildings

Advice on conservation

We are involved in projects to protect Poole's historic buildings and its natural environment and provide advice on all types and sizes of development:

  • design of buildings
  • site layout
  • spatial form
  • materials
  • landscape design

Poole Conservation Areas   

It is the duty of the local Planning authority to designate as conservation areas any "areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".
 
There are 21 areas of Conservation in Poole.  A map  can be found in the download area.


Article 4 Directions 

 Additional controls are applied to minor developments within certain conservation areas in the form of Article 4 Directions. These directions can control small-scale change that can gradually erode the character of a conservation area, such as alterations to windows or the creation of car parking space at the front of a property.

Where an Article 4 Direction is applied, planning permission would be required for specified developments. Further details on which conservation areas are covered by Article 4 Directions  can be found in the downloads area


Application for conservation area consent

You will need Conservation Area Consent for the demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area. Please use our Pack Finder to identify the correct application form.


Application for listed building consent

You will need Listed Building Consent for alterations to a Listed Building. Please use our packfinder application to identify the application form you need.

If the work involves demolition of a listed building a Listed Building Application will be needed, not a Conservation Area Consent application.

You will need Planning Permission for new development and normally the Local Planning Authority will wish to ensure that an acceptable development will take place before there is any question of agreeing to demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area.



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