About the Great Bowden Conservation Area
The Great Bowden Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by Harborough District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 54 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 52 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- The Old RectoryGrade II*
- 1, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 1, Main StreetGrade II
- 11-15, The GreenGrade II
- 11, Dingley RoadGrade II
- 11, Main StreetGrade II
- 16 and 17, The GreenGrade II
- 17 and 19 Welham RoadGrade II
- 18 and 19, The GreenGrade II
- 20, The GreenGrade II
- 26, The GreenGrade II
- 27 and 29, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 28, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 29, Manor RoadGrade II
- 30, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 30, The GreenGrade II
- 31, The GreenGrade II
- 32 and 33, The GreenGrade II
- 36, The GreenGrade II
- 37, Main StreetGrade II
- 44, The GreenGrade II
- 45, The GreenGrade II
- 5-7, The GreenGrade II
Show all 54 listed buildings ↓All 54 listed buildings
- 5, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 5, Manor RoadGrade II
- 5, Sutton RoadGrade II
- 7 and 9, Dingley RoadGrade II
- 7, Knights End RoadGrade II
- 7, Sutton RoadGrade II
- 74, Station RoadGrade II
- 89, Main StreetGrade II
- 9, Sutton RoadGrade II
- Barn at the Old Rectory Gate Piers and South Boundary Wall of Paddock South West of the Old Rectory South Boundary Wall of Paddock South West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Boundary walls, gate piers and monuments at the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Drinking TroughGrade II
- Gazebo at Number 75, Upper HouseGrade II
- Horse Shoe HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The GreenGrade II
- Nether Green StablesGrade II
- Oak Apple CottageGrade II
- SchoolGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old Bake HouseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- The RoundhouseGrade II
- The Shoulder of Mutton Public HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Turnpike CottageGrade II
- Upper Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers to North of Village HallGrade II
- White AngelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Bowden Conservation Area AppraisalHarborough District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗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.