About the Oundle Conservation Area
The Oundle Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 158 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 12 Grade II*, 142 Grade II). The most significant is Berrystead, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- BerrysteadGrade I
- CobthorneGrade I
- Parish Church of St PeterGrade I
- The Talbot Hotel, Including Ranges of Stables and Barns at Rear, Mounting Block Near Main Carriage EntranceGrade I
- 12, North StreetGrade II*
- 13, Market PlaceGrade II*
- 4 and 6, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Bramston House Central BuildingGrade II*
- Bramston House East WingGrade II*
- Bramston House West WingGrade II*
- Former White Lion Public HouseGrade II*
- Latham's HospitalGrade II*
- Number 14 North Street and Upper HouseGrade II*
- Oundle School Memorial ChapelGrade II*
- Paine's AlmshousesGrade II*
- Stable Block and Barn to West of Number 16 Including Linking Wall and Gate PiersGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Setchells YardGrade II
- 1-14, Mill RoadGrade II
- 1, 3 and 5, West StreetGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 1, St Osyth's LaneGrade II
- 1, Stoke HillGrade II
- 10, West StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Benefield RoadGrade II
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- 11, North StreetGrade II
- 12, West StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, North StreetGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, West StreetGrade II
- 15, West StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, West StreetGrade II
- 17, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17, North StreetGrade II
- 18, 18a and 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 19-25, Benefield RoadGrade II
- 19, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 and 3, St Osyth's LaneGrade II
- 2 and 4, West StreetGrade II
- 2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 20, North StreetGrade II
- 20, West StreetGrade II
- 21, St Osyth's LaneGrade II
- 22 and 24, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22 and 24, West StreetGrade II
- 26, West StreetGrade II
- 27 AND 33, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 27, Benefield RoadGrade II
- 28 and 30, West StreetGrade II
- 28, North StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 30 AND 30A, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 30 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 32 and 34, North StreetGrade II
- 32, West StreetGrade II
- 33, West StreetGrade II
- 34, Market PlaceGrade II
- 34, West StreetGrade II
- 35 and 41, North StreetGrade II
- 36, Market PlaceGrade II
- 36, West StreetGrade II
- 36a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 37, West StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, North StreetGrade II
- 39, North StreetGrade II
- 39a, West StreetGrade II
- 4, North StreetGrade II
- 41 and 41a, West StreetGrade II
- 42 and 44, North StreetGrade II
- 42, West StreetGrade II
- 43 and 43a, West StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, North StreetGrade II
- 44, West StreetGrade II
- 46 and 46a, West StreetGrade II
- 46, North StreetGrade II
- 47, North StreetGrade II
- 47, West StreetGrade II
- 48 and 50, North StreetGrade II
- 49, North StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Stoke HillGrade II
- 5, North StreetGrade II
- 5, West StreetGrade II
- 51, North StreetGrade II
- 52-56, West StreetGrade II
- 52-58, North StreetGrade II
- 58 and 60, West StreetGrade II
- 6 North StreetGrade II
- 6-12, Benefield RoadGrade II
- 6, East RoadGrade II
- 6, New StreetGrade II
- 6, West StreetGrade II
- 62 and 64, West StreetGrade II
- 68, West StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Stoke HillGrade II
- 7 and 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, North StreetGrade II
- 72, West StreetGrade II
- 73, West StreetGrade II
- 74 and 76, West StreetGrade II
- 75, West StreetGrade II
- 78, West StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, New StreetGrade II
- 8-12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 8, West StreetGrade II
- 80 and 82, West StreetGrade II
- 84, West StreetGrade II
- 86, West StreetGrade II
- 86a, West StreetGrade II
- 88-92, West StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Stoke HillGrade II
- 9, Benefield RoadGrade II
- 9, North StreetGrade II
- 9, West StreetGrade II
- 94, West StreetGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Barn Adjoining No 89 to WestGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Number 4Grade II
- Boundary Wall and Gateway of Bramston HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to St Anthony House Garden West of GazeboGrade II
- Cottesmore, Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Curzon HouseGrade II
- Dovecote at Dairy FarmGrade II
- East Wall to Premises Occupied by Welland and Nene River AuthorityGrade II
- Entrance and South Boundary Wall to Gascoigne Building and Boundary Wall to GardenwaysGrade II
- Former RectoryGrade II
- Former Victoria Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Gazebo in Garden of St Anthony House, Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Great Hall and Wall of Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Havelock Cottages (north Block)Grade II
- Havelock Cottages (south Block)Grade II
- Holy Name of Jesus ChurchGrade II
- JerichoGrade II
- Laundimer House and 22, North StreetGrade II
- Laxton Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Laxton Grammar School (that Part to South East End of Church Street)Grade II
- New House, Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Number 16 (incorporating Number 14)Grade II
- Number 17 (incorporating Number 15)Grade II
- Number 25 (incorporating Number 27)Grade II
- Number 25 and Barn to Rear of Number 25Grade II
- Old Dryden House, Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Oundle Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Oundle Post OfficeGrade II
- Oundle School Clerk of Works Deptartment Malting WorkshopsGrade II
- Outbuilding Adjoining West of Number 5Grade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St WilfridGrade II
- Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- School House and Walls of Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Science Building of Oundle SchoolGrade II
- Ship Guest HouseGrade II
- The Angel Public HouseGrade II
- The Cloisters, Oundle SchoolGrade II
- The Dairy FarmGrade II
- The Town HallGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Trustee Savings BankGrade II
- Waggon and Horses Public HouseGrade II
- War Memorial at South End of New StreetGrade II
- Yarrow House, Oundle SchoolGrade 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.