About the Pytchley Conservation Area
The Pytchley Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Pytchley CA
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Dower HouseGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Keeper's CottageGrade II
- Lodge CottageGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Pigeoncote, Coach House and Stable 20 Metres West of Pytchley HouseGrade II
- Pytchley HouseGrade II
- Pytchley Manor HouseGrade II
- Rustic Summerhouse 30 Metres South of Pytchley HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Thatched HouseGrade II
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.