About the Ashton Conservation Area
The Ashton Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Ashton Mill, 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.
- Ashton MillGrade II*
- Ashton Chapel and Attached School Room and School HouseGrade II
- BrimstoneGrade II
- Broom and HawthornGrade II
- Corner Cottage and Pear TreeGrade II
- Fir-Tree and HadmansGrade II
- Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Honeybee and WillowGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Mill Cottage Flat Mill House Mill TearoomGrade II
- Number 13 (jo's Cottage) and Number 14Grade II
- Number 22 and Number 23 (lilac)Grade II
- Number 24 and Number 25 (miller's Cottage)Grade II
- Number 26 (acacia), Number 27 and Number 28 ( Cherry Tree)Grade II
- Shepherdess Cottage and Attached BarnGrade II
- Stable Approximately 15 Metres South East of Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable to Rear of Vine Cottage and Thatchers CottageGrade II
- Stable to South of the Chequered Skipper Public HouseGrade II
- The Chequered Skipper Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Laundry to North of the CottageGrade II
- Vine Cottage and Thatchers CottageGrade II
- Wash House to Rear Numbers 31 and 32Grade II
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- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 11 and 12Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 13 and 14Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 22 and 23Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 26, 27 and 28Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 29 and 30Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of Numbers 8 and 9Grade II
- Wash House to Rear of the Chequered Skipper Public HouseGrade 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.