About the Badby Conservation Area
The Badby Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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 Badby 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 Mary the VirginGrade II*
- 5, Vicarage HillGrade II
- Appletrees and Outlook CottageGrade II
- Badby UnderwoodGrade II
- Boyd Cottage and Attached BarnGrade II
- Bunkers Hill CottageGrade II
- Casa NeneGrade II
- Chest tomb approximately 7 metres south of chancel of Church of St. Mary the VirginGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, BadbyGrade II
- Marriotts HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding and Former Cottage at the HolliesGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Park ViewGrade II
- Pennywick CottageGrade II
- Pump 3 Metres South of the HolliesGrade II
- RonkswoodGrade II
- Row of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Stuart CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Youth HostelGrade II
- Wardens Cottage Adjacent to Youth Hostel on South WestGrade II
- WaysideGrade II
- WoodcroftGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBadby 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.