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Corfe Castle Conservation Area

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Reproduction from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Purbeck Dirstirct Council, Licence No. LA100022058, 2008. Conservation Area Conservation Area

About Conservation Areas Corfe Castle Conservation Area was first designated during While bringing some controls over permitted development rights the object of designation is not 1971, extended during 1973 to prohibit change or development but rather to Corfe Castle village and 1991, and the boundaries manage its quality and contextual appropriateness. amended during 2009. This means that a high priority is given to securing design quality both within and also around Conservation Areas. For details of the current Special historic and regulations applicable within Conservation Areas see the District Council’s website or general architectural interest of Conservation Areas leaflet. The Local Authority is Corfe Castle Conservation happy to provide pre-application advice in regard Area to specifc development proposals. East Street Corfe Castle was Conservation Area established and Character Appraisal initially developed in association with The adopted Character Appraisal document for the strategic Corfe Castle Conservation Area (2009) represents importance of its an essential point of reference for those Moreton’s House position – an considering making an alteration to properties or importance reflected in both the physical and land located within and around its boundaries. The cultural dominance of the castle in terms of local purpose of the appraisal is: identity. The fabric of the village bears witness to 1. to provide an in depth analysis of character ancient associations with the Purbeck limestone which will inform both planning and Top of West Street mining industry, while as a key gateway within the development management at the Local Authority, the form and character of the village has been strongly influenced by local 2. to assist property owners and their agents in the changes in the development of roads and transport formulation of sensitive development proposals, infrastructure. The village is dominated by the 3. to assist property owners and their agents in castle, one of the largest, most dramatic and execution of sensitive alterations allowed under distinctive in . The association of this with permitted development rights, and a village containing the largest concentration of stone built vernacular architecture in Purbeck drew 4. to identify potential for enhancement works the status of “outstanding” from the then DoE within the Conservation Area. View towards the Square upon original designation. The Conservation Area The Character Appraisal document is available for contains a heavy concentration of nationally listed reference at Corfe Library, the District Council Planning Services, buildings including many houses of the sixteenth offices and may be downloaded from our website: Purbeck District Council, Westport House, and seventeenth centuries, several at the highest www.purbeck.gov.uk Road, Wareham, , BH20 4PP. Grades I or II*. Tel: 01929 556561 Web: www.purbeck.gov.uk Cover photo: The Town Hall Cover photo: The Town