About the Boot and Shoe Quarter Conservation Area
The Boot and Shoe Quarter Conservation Area covers about 63 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 2011. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Stanislaus and St Lawrence, 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 Stanislaus and St LawrenceGrade II*
- Edgar Mobbs War MemorialGrade II*
- 20-26, St Michaels RoadGrade II
- 3, Gray StreetGrade II
- 41 & 43, Colwyn RoadGrade II
- Bradlaugh MonumentGrade II
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- Crockett and JonesGrade II
- Former Cannon CinemaGrade II
- Former G T Hawkins Factory, Part Originally Hornby and WestGrade II
- Former Globe Leather WorksGrade II
- Hall (former Chapel) Now Occupied by Hamp and Sons, RemovalsGrade II
- Mounts BathsGrade II
- Northampton Borough War MemorialGrade II
- Northampton Fire Station with Minster House aboveGrade II
- Premises of A.j. Tear and Co. Ltd. on Corner of Dunster St. and Overstone Rd. (former Curriers Works)Grade II
- Territorial Army Centre and Drill HallGrade II
- TrickersGrade II
- Unitarian ChapelGrade 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
WEBBoot and Shoe Quarter 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.