About the Blakesley Conservation Area
The Blakesley Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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 MaryGrade II*
- Priory FarmhouseGrade II*
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, Old School LaneGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- Barn and Attached Outbuildings at Number 7 (the Poplars)Grade II
- Barton HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West TowerGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of West TowerGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Kendal HouseGrade II
- Lyne HouseGrade II
- Number 2 and 3 and Attached OuthouseGrade II
- The Bartholomew Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The BriarsGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Poplars and Attached StablesGrade II
- The SycamoresGrade II
- Walnut Farm HouseGrade II
- Whites the ButchersGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBlakesley 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.