About the Cottesbrooke Conservation Area
The Cottesbrooke Conservation Area covers about 287 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Cottesbrooke HallGrade I
- 1 and 2Grade II
- 3 and 4Grade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Bridge Approximately 300 Metres South EastGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Gatepiers and Gates Aprroximately 40 Metres South WestGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Outbuildings and Walls Approximately 30 Metres WestGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Epaminondas Approximately 85 Metres South WestGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Homerus Approximately 66 Metres South WestGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Licurgus Approximately 100 Metres South WestGrade II
- Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Socrates Approximately 44 Metres South WestGrade II
- Lodge, Gates and Gatepiers to Cottesbrooke Hall (east)Grade II
- Lodge,Gates and Gatepiers to Cottesbrooke Hall (west)Grade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old School CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCottesbrooke 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.