About the Kettering Town Centre Conservation Area
The Kettering Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares within North Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Sawyer's AlmshousesGrade II*
- 1 and 3 High StreetGrade II
- 1 Silver StreetGrade II
- 12, West StreetGrade II
- 19-21, Market StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7 High StreetGrade II
- Alfred East Art GalleryGrade II
- Alfred East MonumentGrade II
- Anglican Cemetery Chapel and Nonconformist Cemetery Chapel (including Shared Porch in Kettering Cemetery)Grade II
- Conservative ClubGrade II
- Drinking FountainGrade II
- Dryland FountainGrade II
- Former London, City & Midland BankGrade II
- Fuller Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Kettering CenotaphGrade II
- Kettering Parish Church War MemorialGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Parkstile ChambersGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Royal Hotel and ranges to rearGrade II
- Saint Peter's SchoolGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- WestburyGrade 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.