About the Ashley Conservation Area
The Ashley Conservation Area covers about 9.2 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ashley CA
- 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 MaryGrade I
- 13 and 15, Main StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, Main StreetGrade II
- 18, 20 and 22, Main StreetGrade II
- 23, Main StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Main StreetGrade II
- 3, 5 AND 7, WESTHORPE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 33, Main StreetGrade II
- Ashley CourtGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 2 Metres West of Number 38 (not Included)Grade II
- The George Public HouseGrade II
- The MaltingsGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old Manse and Attached Chapel (disused)Grade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Walls and Attached Lych Gate Approximately 20 Metres North, South, East and West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Westhorpe FarmhouseGrade II
- YeomansGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from North Northamptonshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.