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Use our interactive map to find out if your property is in a Conservation areas (CA).
Conservation areas are areas of special architectural or historic interest. They have character which is desirable to preserve or enhance. There are 15 conservation areas, including most of Weymouth Town Centre.
Designation lets us to exercise greater control over new development. It also allows more control over other matters that affect the environment, including:
When we designate a conservation area, we consider:
In conservation areas, we use sensitive development control to protect and preserve the character and ambience of the areas and all the individual elements. For example:
We also take positive steps to enhance the area by:
We have produced the Supplementary Planning Guidance 2: Listed Building and Conservation Areas (SPG2). It gives advice on the production of design statements.
Our Supplementary Planning Guidance 3: Urban Design (SPG3) document has an urban design checklist that incorporates:
A character appraisal of each conservation area is available in the Policies Maps Background Document.
In December 2012, we adopted the Weymouth Town Centre Conservation Area Character Appraisal. The document supports conservation area policies in the Weymouth & Portland Local Plan (Adopted 2005). The appraisal includes two maps:
In November 2014, we adopted the appraisal of the conservation areas Grove, Easton, Reforne, Straits, Wakeham, Underhill and Weston of Portland. We also approved changes to the appraisal in March 2017. The appraisal supports conservation area policies in the West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan (adopted October 2015).
In June 2001, we designated the Connaught Rd conservation area. See the description of the conservation area.