About the Hardingstone Conservation Area
The Hardingstone Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is 26 and 28, Back Lane, 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.
- 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.
- 26 and 28, Back LaneGrade II*
- Church of St EdmundGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Coldstream LaneGrade II
- 1, Back LaneGrade II
- 1, The GreenGrade II
- 10 and 12 Back LaneGrade II
- 14 and 16 (Richmond House) Back LaneGrade II
- 2, Back LaneGrade II
- 20 and 22 The GreenGrade II
- 24 The GreenGrade II
- 24, Back LaneGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28 The GreenGrade II
- 3, Back LaneGrade II
- 3, The GreenGrade II
- 32, The GreenGrade II
- 39, Back LaneGrade II
- 4, The GreenGrade II
- 5, The GreenGrade II
- 55, High StreetGrade II
- 66, Back LaneGrade II
- 7 and 9, The GreenGrade II
- 71, High StreetGrade II
- 74, High StreetGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- 76 and 78, High StreetGrade II
- BeaconsfieldGrade II
- Cobbler's CottageGrade II
- Eathorpe HouseGrade II
- Hardingstone HouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Pittam's FarmhouseGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- The Vicarage of St Edmund's ChurchGrade 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
WEBHardingstone 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.