About the Lowick Conservation Area
The Lowick Conservation Area covers about 6.3 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade I
- 12-14, Main RoadGrade II
- 16 and 18, Robbs LaneGrade II
- 18 and 20, Main RoadGrade II
- 2, Robbs LaneGrade II
- 4, Drayton RoadGrade II
- 5, Robbs LaneGrade II
- 7, Drayton RoadGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres North East of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Bijou CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Adjacent to South Wall of Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of North Chapel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Coffin Lid Adjacent West Wall of South Transept of Church of St PeterGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Keepers LodgeGrade II
- Little Thatch Lowick Post OfficeGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 5 and Attached GatewayGrade II
- Owl CottageGrade II
- Pear Tree Cottage and Attached Outbuilding to LeftGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Germain Rooms the Old School HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- The White Horse Public HouseGrade 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.