About the Cranford Conservation Area
The Cranford Conservation Area covers about 107 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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.
- Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Church of St JohnGrade II*
- Dovecote at Dairy FarmGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1, 3 and 5, St Andrew's LaneGrade II
- 12, Duck EndGrade II
- 14, Duck EndGrade II
- 15 and 17, High StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Duck EndGrade II
- 18, Rectory HillGrade II
- 19-27, High StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, High StreetGrade II
- 20, Church LaneGrade II
- 3-7, High StreetGrade II
- 31, St Andrew's LaneGrade II
- 37, Duck EndGrade II
- 4, The GreenGrade II
- 6-16, Rectory HillGrade II
- 6, St Andrew's LaneGrade II
- 8 and 10, The GreenGrade II
- 9-13, St Andrew's LaneGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Bridge Over StreamGrade II
- Cranford HallGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Duck End FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Outbuildings to Red Lion InnGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Red Lion InnGrade II
- Stables, Screen Wall and Gateway at Cranford HallGrade II
- Stanbridge CottageGrade II
- The Cedars the LaurelsGrade II
- The Dairy FarmhouseGrade II
- The Little HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Top HouseGrade II
- The WoolpackGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.