About the Cotterstock Conservation Area
The Cotterstock Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 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.
- Church of St AndrewGrade I
- Cotterstock Hall and Attached OutbuildingsGrade I
- Church Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Coffin Slab Approximately 2 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Cotterstock HouseGrade II
- Cross Approximately 30 Metres South of Manor House and Dovecote HouseGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor House and Dovecote HouseGrade II
- Former stables to Cotterstock HallGrade II
- Gatehouse CottageGrade II
- Lamp Post Approximately 25 Metres South West of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Lamp Post Approximately 30 Metres South East of Manor House and Dovecote HouseGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Stone Trough, Approximately 1 Meter North of Chancel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- The Manor House and Dovecote HouseGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and Vicarage CottageGrade 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.