About the Gretton Conservation Area
The Gretton Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James the Great, 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 James the GreatGrade I
- 1, Arnhill RoadGrade II
- 10, Station RoadGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Arnhill RoadGrade II
- 16, Station RoadGrade II
- 2, Station RoadGrade II
- 30, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Station RoadGrade II
- 68, 70 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Maltings RoadGrade II
- Barn HouseGrade II
- Chantry CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Head Approximately 5 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St James the GreatGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Gretton HouseGrade II
- Hall CottageGrade II
- Ivernia CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- NorthviewGrade II
- Number 55 and Attached Outbuilding to SouthGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres North of Barn HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 3 Metres South of Number 1 (white Owl Cottage)Grade II
- Peartree CottageGrade II
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- Rosary FarmGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Stocks and Whipping Post Approximately 10 Metres North of Number 34Grade II
- StoneleighGrade II
- StonycroftGrade II
- The Hatton Arms InnGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The MaltingsGrade II
- The Old FoxGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The YewsGrade II
- Village Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding, Barns and Stables South and EastGrade II
- War Memorial Approximately 20 Metres North of Number 30Grade II
- White Hart CottageGrade II
- White Owl CottageGrade II
- WindhoversGrade 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.