About the Yardley Gobion Conservation Area
The Yardley Gobion Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by West Northamptonshire Council in 1999. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1, Chestnut RoadGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 3, 5 and 7, Moorend RoadGrade II
- 37 and 39, Moorend RoadGrade II
- 4, 6 and 8, High StreetGrade II
- 49, Moorend RoadGrade II
- 8, Chestnut RoadGrade II
- Church of St LeonardGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Melita CottageGrade II
- Number 32 (homestead Cottage), 34 and 36Grade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old PackhorseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Yardley ChapelGrade 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
WEBYardley Gobion 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.