About the Billing Road Conservation Area
The Billing Road Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 2012. Inside the boundary are 15 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 Billing Road 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.
- 28, Billing RoadGrade II
- 30 and 30a, Billing RoadGrade II
- 43 and 44, Billing RoadGrade II
- Addison VillasGrade II
- Addison VillasGrade II
- Beaumont VillaGrade II
- Fossett Family Sorrowing Horse Memorial, Billing Road CemeteryGrade II
- Main Gateway of St Andrew's HospitalGrade II
- Nine Springs VillaGrade II
- RedlandsGrade II
- Spring HillGrade II
- SpringfieldGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The LindensGrade II
- Winton VillaGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBilling Road 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.