About the Bradden Conservation Area
The Bradden Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 Bradden 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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- Bradden HouseGrade II
- Bradden Lodge Farm CottageGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers to South East of Bradden House and Attached Quadrant Walls and PiersGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers to East of Bradden House and Attached WallsGrade II
- House Now Used As Farm Building Approxiately 30 Metres West of Bradden Lodge Farm CottageGrade II
- Pigeon House in Garden of Bradden HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBradden 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.