About the Higham Ferrers Conservation Area
The Higham Ferrers Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (7 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Bede House, 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.
- Bede HouseGrade I
- Chantry Chapel of All SoulsGrade I
- Chichele College, North Range and Attached FoundationsGrade I
- Chichele College, South and East Ranges and Atttached FoundationsGrade I
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres West of Chantry Chapel of All SoulsGrade I
- Market Cross 56 Metres North of Town HallGrade I
- 5, Market SquareGrade II*
- College HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Wood StreetGrade II
- 1, Hind StileGrade II
- 11, Market SquareGrade II
- 12, Market SquareGrade II
- 14, 16 and 16a, College StreetGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 2, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 3, Market SquareGrade II
- 32, 34 and 36, High StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, High StreetGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 54, High StreetGrade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- 6, Market SquareGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 6 Metres South of Number 15a (not Included)Grade II
- Bottle CottageGrade II
- Chichele College, Group of FoundationsGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Green Dragon HotelGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Number 10 and Attached ShopGrade II
- Number 19 and Attached Barn to WestGrade II
- Number 2 and Attached ShopGrade II
- Number 2a (the Old Forge House) and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Number 3b and Attached ShopGrade II
- Number 4 and Attached ShopGrade II
- Number 9 (cromwell House) and Attached ShopGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Attached ShopGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 5 Metres West of South Range of Chichele CollegeGrade II
- Peartree CottageGrade II
- The Griffin Public HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Wall Approximately 2 Metres North of Chantry Chapel of All SoulsGrade II
- War Memorial Approximately 16 Metres North of Town HallGrade 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.