About the Abthorpe Conservation Area
The Abthorpe Conservation Area covers about 4.4 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Abthorpe 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.
- 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 1 Metre North of Vestry of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Abthorpe Memorial CrossGrade II
- AmberleyGrade II
- Cedar CottageGrade II
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Leeson HouseGrade II
- PorterhouseGrade II
- RozelGrade II
- Spring MeadowGrade II
- Stone CottageGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old Reading RoomGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The Stocking FrameGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAbthorpe Conservation Area AppraisalWest Northamptonshire Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from West Northamptonshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.