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East MidlandsConservation areas in West Northamptonshire Council
118 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
Abington Park
Designated 2006 · ref. 5979
Rules & recordAbthorpe
Designated 1991 · ref. 5919
Rules & recordAdstone
Designated 1991 · ref. 5920
Rules & recordAlderton
Designated 1985 · ref. 5921
Rules & recordAll Saints
Designated 1976 · ref. 4800
Rules & recordAshby St Ledgers
Official record · ref. 6009
Rules & recordAstrop
Designated 2017 · ref. 10132
Rules & recordAynho
Designated 1968 · ref. 5922
Rules & recordBadby
Official record · ref. 6008
Rules & recordBarrack Road
Designated 1987 · ref. 4801
Rules & recordBilling Road
Designated 2012 · ref. 9999
Rules & recordBlakesley
Designated 1970 · ref. 5923
Rules & recordBlisworth
Designated 1991 · ref. 5924
Rules & recordBoot and Shoe Quarter
Designated 2011 · ref. 9998
Rules & recordBoughton
Official record · ref. 6029
Rules & recordBrackley Old Town
Designated 2012 · ref. 10072
Rules & recordBrackley Town Centre
Official record · ref. 5925
Rules & recordBradden
Designated 1991 · ref. 5926
Rules & recordBrafield on the Green
Designated 1991 · ref. 5927
Rules & recordBraunston
Official record · ref. 6013
Rules & recordBrixworth
Designated 1973 · ref. 6026
Rules & recordBrockhall
Official record · ref. 6025
Rules & recordBugbrooke
Designated 1991 · ref. 5928
Rules & recordCanons Ashby
Official record · ref. 6016
Rules & recordCastle Ashby
Designated 1986 · ref. 5929
Rules & recordChacombe
Designated 1986 · ref. 5930
Rules & recordChapel Brampton
Official record · ref. 6028
Rules & recordCharlton
Designated 1971 · ref. 5931
Rules & recordChipping Warden
Designated 1970 · ref. 5932
Rules & recordCogenhoe
Designated 1991 · ref. 5933
Rules & recordCollingtree
Designated 1977 · ref. 4802
Rules & recordCosgrove
Designated 1991 · ref. 5934
Rules & recordCottesbrooke
Official record · ref. 6027
Rules & recordCourteenhall
Designated 1991 · ref. 5935
Rules & recordCreaton
Official record · ref. 6017
Rules & recordCrick
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_36
Rules & recordCroughton
Designated 1991 · ref. 5936
Rules & recordCulworth
Official record · ref. 5937
Rules & recordDallington
Designated 1970 · ref. 4803
Rules & recordDaventry
Designated 1968 · ref. 6015
Rules & recordDaventry Reservoir
Designated 2009 · ref. 9870
Rules & recordDeanshanger
Designated 1991 · ref. 5938
Rules & recordDelapre Park
Designated 2007 · ref. 4804
Rules & recordDenton
Designated 1971 · ref. 5974
Rules & recordDerngate
Designated 1986 · ref. 4805
Rules & recordDuston
Designated 1977 · ref. 4806
Rules & recordEaston Neston
Designated 2005 · ref. 5939
Rules & recordEvenley
Designated 1968 · ref. 5940
Rules & recordEverdon
Official record · ref. 6011
Rules & recordEydon
Official record · ref. 5941
Rules & recordFarthinghoe
Designated 1978 · ref. 5942
Rules & recordFlore
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_52
Rules & recordGayton
Designated 2000 · ref. 5943
Rules & recordGrafton Regis
Designated 1991 · ref. 5944
Rules & recordGrand Union and Oxford Canals
Official record · ref. 6021
Rules & recordGrand Union Canal
Designated 2014 · ref. 10096
Rules & recordGreat Billing
Designated 1976 · ref. 4807
Rules & recordGreat Brington
Official record · ref. 6019
Rules & recordGreat Houghton
Designated 1976 · ref. 6006
Rules & recordGreatworth
Official record · ref. 5945
Rules & recordHardingstone
Designated 1976 · ref. 5996
Rules & recordHarlestone
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_62
Rules & recordHarpole
Official record · ref. 5946
Rules & recordHellidon
Official record · ref. 6024
Rules & recordHoldenby
Official record · ref. 6020
Rules & recordHoly Sepulchre
Designated 1986 · ref. 4808
Rules & recordHulcote
Designated 1978 · ref. 5947
Rules & recordKilsby
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_68
Rules & recordKing's Sutton
Designated 1970 · ref. 5948
Rules & recordKingsley
Designated 1991 · ref. 5978
Rules & recordKingsthorpe
Designated 1970 · ref. 5981
Rules & recordKingsthorpe High Street and Manor Road
Designated 1987 · ref. 5985
Rules & recordKislingbury
Designated 1991 · ref. 5949
Rules & recordLitchborough
Designated 1978 · ref. 5950
Rules & recordLittle Everdon
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_75
Rules & recordLittle Houghton
Designated 1978 · ref. 5951
Rules & recordLower Harlestone
Official record · ref. 6022
Rules & recordLower Middleton Cheney
Designated 1969 · ref. 10073
Rules & recordMaidford
Designated 1991 · ref. 5952
Rules & recordMarston St Lawrence
Designated 1991 · ref. 5953
Rules & recordMilton Malsor
Designated 1991 · ref. 5955
Rules & recordMoreton Pinkney
Official record · ref. 5956
Rules & recordMoulton
Official record · ref. 6014
Rules & recordNether Heyford
Official record · ref. 5957
Rules & recordNewbottle
Designated 1983 · ref. 5958
Rules & recordNewnham
Official record · ref. 6023
Rules & recordOld Stratford
Designated 2015 · ref. 10109
Rules & recordOverthorpe
Designated 1978 · ref. 5959
Rules & recordOxford Canal
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_89
Rules & recordPassenham
Designated 1985 · ref. 5960
Rules & recordPitsford
Official record · ref. 6012
Rules & recordPreston Capes
Official record · ref. 9871
Rules & recordRoade
Designated 2015 · ref. 10133
Rules & recordRothersthorpe
Designated 1976 · ref. 5961
Rules & recordScaldwell
Official record · ref. 6018
Rules & recordSilverstone
Designated 2015 · ref. 10134
Rules & recordSlapton
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_99
Rules & recordSpratton
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_100
Rules & recordSt Crispin
Designated 1996 · ref. 5988
Rules & recordSt Giles
Designated 1986 · ref. 5994
Rules & recordStaverton
Official record · ref. 6010
Rules & recordStoke Bruerne
Designated 1991 · ref. 5963
Rules & recordSulgrave
Designated 1969 · ref. 5964
Rules & recordThenford
Designated 1978 · ref. 5965
Rules & recordThorpe Mandeville
Designated 2013 · ref. 10092
Rules & recordTiffield
Designated 1991 · ref. 5966
Rules & recordTowcester
Official record · ref. 5967
Rules & recordUpper Middleton Cheney
Designated 1969 · ref. 5954
Rules & recordWeedon Bec
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_109
Rules & recordWelford
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_110
Rules & recordWest Haddon
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_111
Rules & recordWeston
Designated 1991 · ref. 5968
Rules & recordWeston Favell
Designated 1972 · ref. 8262
Rules & recordWicken
Designated 1973 · ref. 5969
Rules & recordWoodford Halse and Hinton
Official record · ref. WNUA_501909_CA_115
Rules & recordWootton
Designated 1977 · ref. 6005
Rules & recordYardley Gobion
Designated 1999 · ref. 5970
Rules & recordYardley Hastings
Designated 1984 · ref. 5971
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.