About the Upper Middleton Cheney Conservation Area
The Upper Middleton Cheney Conservation Area covers about 7.7 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 16, Glovers LaneGrade II
- 17, Church LaneGrade II
- Barn Approximately 18 Metres South of Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Brasenose CottageGrade II
- CelanleaGrade II
- Chest Tomb and 3 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South of South East Corner of South Porch of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Cranmore CottageGrade II
- FernleighGrade II
- Garden Wall South of Old RectoryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 8.5 Metres South of Centre of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Queens CottageGrade II
- RamlehGrade II
- Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Springfield HouseGrade II
- The Dolphin InnGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers to Churchyard at Church of All Saints* Wall and Gateways to Churchyard at Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Wavell CottageGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Wisteria HouseGrade 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
WEBUpper Middleton Cheney 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.