About the Ecton Conservation Area
The Ecton Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares within North Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalene, 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 Ecton 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 Mary MagdaleneGrade I
- Ecton HallGrade II*
- Ecton HouseGrade II*
- Summerhouse Approximately 250 Metres North East of Ecton HallGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18-24, High StreetGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 70, High StreetGrade II
- 76, High StreetGrade II
- 78, High StreetGrade II
- 80-86, High StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 50 Metres North East of Number 63 (not Included)Grade II
- Coach House Approximately 25 Metres North West of Ecton HallGrade II
- Ecton GrangeGrade II
- Ecton Post Office and Cooperative Shop Stone CottageGrade II
- Ecton War Memorial ShrineGrade II
- Laundry and Game Larder Approximately 30 Metres North West of Ecton HallGrade II
- MaholaGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 15 Metres North West of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
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- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Rectory Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Stables Approximately 65 Metres North West of Ecton HallGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Three Horseshoes Public HouseGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 20 Metres South of Ecton HouseGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 30 Metres South West of Ecton HouseGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 50 Metres South West of Ecton HallGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 55 Metres South West of Ecton HallGrade II
- Wall Approximately 20 Metres North and East of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Wall Approximately 5 and 10 Metres West and South of Ecton Grange Wall Approximately 5 Metres and 10 Metres West and South of Number 1 (ecton Grange)Grade II
- Worlds End Public House and Attached Barn to EastGrade 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.