About the Harpole Conservation Area
The Harpole Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- 1, Glassthorpe LaneGrade II
- 2, Larkhall LaneGrade II
- 23 and 25, High StreetGrade II
- 23, Park LaneGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- 54, Upper High StreetGrade II
- 56, Upper High StreetGrade II
- 6, Park LaneGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- 70, High StreetGrade II
- 72, High StreetGrade II
- Cedar CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres North West of North West Corner of West Tower of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- ElmhurstGrade II
- Grange FarmhouseGrade II
- Harpole HallGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Kingsley HouseGrade II
- Sundial CottageGrade II
- Swan HouseGrade II
- The Old DairyGrade II
- The Old Rectory and Attached Wall and Stable BlockGrade 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
WEBHarpole 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.