About the Blisworth Conservation Area
The Blisworth Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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 John the BaptistGrade II*
- StoneacreGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Courteenhall RoadGrade II
- 12 and 14, High StreetGrade II
- 16/18 and 20, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 22, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 26 and 28, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 31, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 50, High StreetGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- Barn at North End of the Village on East Side of the RoadGrade II
- Blisworth HouseGrade II
- Blisworth War MemorialGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 14 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 22 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 9 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cliff Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Crieff HouseGrade II
- Elmtree HouseGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 4 Metres East of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High StreetGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Numbers 16 and 18 (rose Cottage)Grade II
- Peverel CottageGrade II
- Thackstone CottageGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Royal Oak TavernGrade 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
WEBBlisworth 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.