About the Grand Union Canal Conservation Area
The Grand Union Canal Conservation Area covers about 155 hectares within Harborough District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester LineGrade II*
- Bridge No 79Grade II
- Bridge Number 58, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Bridge Number 59, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Bridge Number 60, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Bridge Number 61 Foxton Bottom Lock, Grand Union Canal Leciester LineGrade II
- Bridge Number 67, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 42Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 48Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 51Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 52 at Sp662 875Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 53Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 54Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Milepost Between Bridges 46 and 47 at National Grid Reference Sp 648 852Grade II
- Grand Union Canal Welford Arm: Bridge at Bosworth MillGrade II
- Great Bowden HallGrade II
- Lock keeper's cottage adjacent to Foxton Top Lock, Grand Union Canal Leicester LineGrade II
- Lock keeper's cottage with adjoining former stable block and cottage adjacent to Foxton Bottom Lock, Grand Union Canal Leicester LineGrade II
- Mileplate Circa 56 Metres West of Bridge No. 59 Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Mileplate Immediately West of Bridge Number 55, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Milepost Circa 47 Metres East of Bridge Number 62, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- The Six Packs InnGrade II
- Turnover Bridge Over Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Warehouse East of Union WharfGrade II
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- Wharf BuildingGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Harborough District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.