About the Boughton Conservation Area
The Boughton Conservation Area covers about 123 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- 12, Church StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14, Church StreetGrade II
- 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Butchers LaneGrade II
- 8, Butchers LaneGrade II
- Boughton HallGrade II
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Gate Pier to Boughton Hall, Approximately 25 Metres West of the Old GriffinGrade II
- Gatepier to Boughton Hall, Approximately 30 Metres South West of the Old GriffinGrade II
- Griffin CottageGrade II
- Grotto at Grotto SpinneyGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, BoughtonGrade II
- MerewaterGrade II
- New Park Barn Approximately 75 Metres East of Fox Covert FarmhouseGrade II
- Obelisk FarmGrade II
- Old BakehouseGrade II
- Park CottagesGrade II
- RectoryGrade II
- The Hawking TowerGrade II
- The Old GriffinGrade II
- The PatchGrade 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
WEBBoughton 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.