About the Daventry Conservation Area
The Daventry Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 63 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 51 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Cross, Grade I.
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 the Holy CrossGrade I
- 2, SHEAF STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 2, SHEAF STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 20 and 22, Sheaf StreetGrade II*
- 27, High StreetGrade II*
- 29, High StreetGrade II*
- 36, High StreetGrade II*
- 57 and 59, High StreetGrade II*
- 7, New StreetGrade II*
- Moot HallGrade II*
- Saracen's Head InnGrade II*
- Wheatsheaf HotelGrade II*
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 14, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24 and 26, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 28, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 3, New StreetGrade II
Show all 63 listed buildings ↓All 63 listed buildings
- 30, 32 and 32a, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 30, High StreetGrade II
- 31, High StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, High StreetGrade II
- 34, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 39, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, New StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, High StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, High StreetGrade II
- 45, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Sheaf StreetGrade II
- 5, New StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, High StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Brook StreetGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 63, High StreetGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 69, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 7, Church WalkGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 70 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 74, High StreetGrade II
- 76, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Brook StreetGrade II
- 9, New StreetGrade II
- Abbey BuildingGrade II
- Burton MemorialGrade II
- Daventry District Council OfficesGrade II
- Daventry War MemorialGrade II
- Plume of Feathers Public HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Ivan Cawood and Company (auction Rooms)Grade II
- Stables (north Block) Behind Number 3 (saracen's Head Inn)Grade II
- Stables (south Block) Behind Number 3 (saracen's Head Inn)Grade II
- The Dun Cow InnGrade II
- The Lion and Lamb Public HouseGrade II
- United Reformed 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
WEBDaventry 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.