About the Ashby St Ledgers Conservation Area
The Ashby St Ledgers Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Leodegarius, 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 Ashby St Ledgers 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 St LeodegariusGrade I
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Timber Framed House Attached to North Side of Manor HouseGrade II*
- 15, Main StreetGrade II
- 2, Main StreetGrade II
- 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, Main StreetGrade II
- 36, 37, 38 and 39, Main StreetGrade II
- 43 and 44, The LaneGrade II
- 45 and 46, The LaneGrade II
- Altar Tomb Approximately 22 Metres South of Church of St LeodegariusGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres North West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Bridge Approximately 30 Metres North East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Canal Garden Approximately 50 Metres East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Corner Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Cross Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St LeodegariusGrade II
- Dovecote and Attached Walls Approximately 25 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 26 Metres North West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Gardener's Cottage, Gazebo With Linking Wall and Terrace Approximately 60 Metres South East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Gatehouse at South Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers and Steps Approximately 8 Metres North East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Attached Walls at West Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Left Gatepier and Attached Wall at South Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Left Gatepier and Attached Wall at South West Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Parterre, Retaining Wall and Steps Approximately 30 Metres East of Manor HouseGrade II
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- Right Gatepier and Attached Wall at South Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Right Gatepier and Attached Wall at South West Entrance to Manor HouseGrade II
- Stables and Attached Wall and Gatepier Approximately 30 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Statue Approximately 60 Metres East of Manor House Near West Side of the LakeGrade II
- Statue of Atlas Approximately 12 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Statue of Autumn Approximately 15 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Statue of Spring Approximately 20 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Statue of Winter Approximately 20 Metres South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Steps and Walls Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St LeodegariusGrade II
- Steps, Retaining Walls and Terrace Approximately 35 Metres North East of Manor HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Orchard and Attached WallGrade II
- Wall and Gatepier Adjoining South West Corner of Manor HouseGrade II
- Wall to Right of Rear Entrance to the Orchard, Main StreetGrade II
- Water Tank Approximately 20 Metres East of Centre of East Front of Manor HouseGrade II
- Well Head Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Main StreetThe Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBAshby St Ledgers 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.