About the Finedon Conservation Area
The Finedon Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within North Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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.
- 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 the VirginGrade I
- Charity House and Attached WallsGrade II*
- Vicarage, Chantry House, Bede House and Attached Carriage HouseGrade II*
- 1-6, Mackworth GreenGrade II
- 14-18, Mackworth GreenGrade II
- 55, High StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres North of Oldways (stanford Stanley and Company)Grade II
- Barn Attached to South of Bell Inn Public House and Abutting Bell HillGrade II
- Bell Hill Cottage and Attached BarnGrade II
- Berry Green Cottage Norton Antique ShopGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 40 Metres South and 5 Metres West of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Crow End CottageGrade II
- Finedon HallGrade II
- Garden Wall to South East of Number 26 (harlock House)Grade II
- GlenheathGrade II
- Grove CottageGrade II
- Hampton CellGrade II
- Harlock HouseGrade II
- Lych Gate and Attached Walls Approximately 30 Metres East of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Mulso Cottage and Attached WallGrade II
- Museum Tower, Bell Tower and Attached Outbuildings and Wall and the Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached WallGrade II
- Nos. 8-13, MACKWORTH GREEN AND WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH OF NUMBER 13Grade II
- Oldways and Attached WallsGrade II
- Pytchley RowGrade II
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- Quaker Lodge and Quaker Lodge Antiques and Attached WallsGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Star Hall (former Church Institute)Grade II
- Star Hall HouseGrade II
- The Bell Inn Public HouseGrade II
- The GatehouseGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- Thingdon Cottage and Attached WallGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Tudor Gate HotelGrade II
- Vicarage Farmhouse and Attached Wall to NorthGrade II
- Wall Attached to South East of Thingdon Cottage and Abutting Stocks HillGrade II
- Walls Approximately 50 Metres North East and West of the Vicarage Walls Approximately 50 Metres North East and West of VicarageGrade 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.