About the Towcester Conservation Area
The Towcester Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within West Northamptonshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 85 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 82 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Towcester 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 LawrenceGrade I
- 157, Watling Street WestGrade II*
- Number 88 (the Chantry House) and Attached Forecourt Walls and GatewayGrade II*
- 1, Park StreetGrade II
- 112, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 114 and 116, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 118, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 12 and 14, Park StreetGrade II
- 122 and 124, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 126, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 128 and 130, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 131, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 132, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 134, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 150, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 154, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 159 and 161, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 16, Park StreetGrade II
- 163/5, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 167, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 169, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 171, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 175, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 177 and 179, Watling Street WestGrade II
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- 18 and 20, Park StreetGrade II
- 18, Brackley RoadGrade II
- 181, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 183 and 185, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 184, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 19, Park StreetGrade II
- 191, 193 and 193a, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 193b, 195 and 195a, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South West of South West Corner of South Porch of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- 203, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 205 and 207, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 209, 211 and 213, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 22, Park StreetGrade II
- 223, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 23, Park StreetGrade II
- 239 and 241, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 6, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 68/70, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 7, Brackley RoadGrade II
- 76, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 78, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 8, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 80, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 81, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 93, Watling Street WestGrade II
- 94, Watling Street EastGrade II
- 98/98a, Watling Street EastGrade II
- Barn and Stable Approximately 40 Metres South of Number 23Grade II
- Bell HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall From Number 88 Watling Street (the Chantry House) to Amen CornerGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North East Corner of Vestry of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of South Tower of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 50 Metres East North East of Chancel of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Garden Gatepiers and Linking Wall at Number 21Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Chantry HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Number 104 and Number 106 (the Brave Old Oak Hotel)Grade II
- Numbers 160, 162, 164 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Old Mint HouseGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Richmond HouseGrade II
- Roman Catholic ChurchGrade II
- Sponne HouseGrade II
- The HovelGrade II
- The Old Brewery HouseGrade II
- The Olde WheatsheafGrade II
- The Pickwick RestaurantGrade II
- The Plough Public HouseGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The Saracens Head HotelGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Towcester MillGrade II
- Towcester Police Station and Magistrates' CourtGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Ye Olde Watling Well HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Park StreetBrackley Road
The council’s appraisal
WEBTowcester 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.