About the Culworth Conservation Area
The Culworth Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 52 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 50 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 Culworth 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 MaryGrade II*
- Wall, Gatepiers and Gateway Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Barn Approximately 35 Metres North West of Westhill HouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South West of West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coffin Slab Approximately 1 Metre South of South Aisle to West of Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cottage, Barn and Granary Approximately 10 to 30 Metres North East of Gate House FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross Base and War MemorialGrade II
- Culworth ForgeGrade II
- Culworth HouseGrade II
- Dalmar HouseGrade II
- Danvers House East and Danvers House WestGrade II
- Dial House and Fairway CottageGrade II
- Fulford HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall Approximately 25 to 35 Metres South East of Westhill HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls and Gateways Approximately 30 to 50 Metres West, North and East of Westhill HouseGrade II
- Gate House FarmhouseGrade II
- Granary and Stables Approximately 35 Metres South West of Westhill HouseGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 10 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
Show all 52 listed buildings ↓All 52 listed buildings
- Headstone Approximately 10 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 14 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South of East Corner of Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone of Charles Bacchus Approximately 1 Metre East of the South Porch of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mouse CornerGrade II
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- Old Walls CottageGrade II
- Paddocks Farm Guest HouseGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South West of West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East of East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Plinth and Base of Market CrossGrade II
- Postway CottageGrade II
- Red Lion Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Right Gatepier (east) at East Entrance to the Old RectoryGrade II
- St Peters HouseGrade II
- Stone Walls, Gateway and Gatepiers at Entrance to Culworth HouseGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old Manor House (numbers 1, 2 and 3 Manor House) and Stone WallsGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Village ShopGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers at Entrance to the Old RectoryGrade II
- Wall Approximately 20 Metres North West of Westhill HouseGrade II
- Westhill House, Attached Outbuilding and WallsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCulworth 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.