About the Warkton Conservation Area
The Warkton Conservation Area covers about 40 hectares and was designated by North Northamptonshire Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund, 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.
- Church of St EdmundGrade I
- Elm Green Farmhouse and Attached Garden WallGrade II
- Isebrook CottageGrade II
- Isebrook FarmhouseGrade II
- Moorfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 12 WarktonGrade II
- Number 19 WarktonGrade II
- Number 2 WarktonGrade II
- Number 27 WarktonGrade II
- Number 28 WarktonGrade II
- Number 29 WarktonGrade II
- Number 32 WarktonGrade II
- Number 38 WarktonGrade II
- Number 40 WarktonGrade II
- Number 45 WarktonGrade II
- Number 46 WarktonGrade II
- Numbers 4 and 5 WarktonGrade II
- Numbers 43 and 44 WarktonGrade II
- Numbers 8-11 WarktonGrade II
- Privy Approximately 10 Metres West of Village HallGrade II
- St Edmund's HouseGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
- Warkton War MemorialGrade 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.