About the Great Brington Conservation Area
The Great Brington Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Great Brington 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 I
- 46,47 and 48Grade II
- 51,52 and 53Grade II
- 54 and 55Grade II
- 56,57 and 58Grade II
- 60 and 61Grade II
- 73 and 74Grade II
- Birchfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Carey HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres East of East End of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres East of North East Corner of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cross, Approximately 40 Metres South West of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Fox and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers Approximately 15 Metres West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Great Brington War MemorialGrade II
- Green MeadowGrade II
- Number 63, Great BringtonGrade II
- Stables Approximately 10 Metres West of the Fox and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- The Last StrawGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Brington 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.