Conservation areas

Daventry District is home to numerous attractive settlements, sited within some of Northamptonshire's most beautiful countryside.

Daventry District Council is committed to conserving and enhancing these areas, so that we may protect the heritage of the District for the future. In order to do this, the Council has designated some places as Conservation Areas. 

This puts in place tighter planning controls for anyone seeking permission to alter or demolish a building, or carry out work to trees, in order to maintain the special interest of the area.

View a list of the Conservation Areas in Daventry District

The Council is in the process of reviewing its existing conservation areas, as well as considering new designations. You can find out more, including details of how to have your say, below. Please be aware that late comments cannot be received. If you have any questions please email  heritage@daventrydc.gov.uk 

Current consultations:

Pitsford Conservation Area 

This consultation has now closed

The documents previously open to consultation are linked below.
Please forward any queries to heritage@daventrydc.gov.uk.

Relevant documents: 

• Pitsford Conservation Area Consultation May 2019  
• Pitsford Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2018) 
• Pitsford Consultation Notice May 2019

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Chapel Brampton Conservation Area

This consultation has now closed

Relevant documents:

• Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Consultation Notice
• DRAFT Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)

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Staverton Conservation Area

This consultation has now closed 

Relevant documents:

• Staverton Conservation Area Consultation Notice
• DRAFT Staverton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Staverton Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)

 

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Everdon and Little Everdon Conservation Areas

This consultation has now closed

Relevant documents - Everdon:

• Everdon Conservation Area Consultation Notice
• DRAFT Everdon Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Everdon Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)

Relevant documents - Little Everdon:

• Little Everdon Conservation Area Consultation Notice
• DRAFT Little Everdon Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Little Everdon Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)

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New conservation area reviews:

The Council is also in the process of reviewing or exploring the possibility of conservation areas in the following locations

• Long Buckby

• Crick

• Woodford Halse

• West Haddon

• Great Brington

• Ashby St Legers

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Article 4 Directions   

As part of the Conservation Area review, the Council is also considering putting Article 4 Directions in place on certain buildings or parts of buildings. These directions add further controls to protect features that are of particular importance to the character of the conservation area.

• Find out more about Article 4 Directions

 

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The Local List

The Council is also compiling a list of buildings and structures of special local interest, also called the 'Local List'. A list of candidate buildings will be included in draft Conservation Area Appraisals for specific areas, but residents can also suggest additional buildings for inclusion leading up to and during the consultation exercise.

• Find out more about the Local List

In conservation areas there are stricter controls over planning to ensure the preservation of local heritage. Certain rights which are elsewhere classed as 'permitted development' are restricted in conservation areas.

These controls include the need to apply for permission for:

• The demolition of a building which has a volume of 115 cubic metres or above

• The demolition of walls of 1 metre or above in height adjacent to a public highway, or 2 metres elsewhere

• Works to trees whose trunk diameter measures 75mm or above at 1.5 metres above ground level

• The cladding of the exterior of a building in render, stone, plastic, tiles etc

• Side extensions and two storey rear extensions

• Dormer windows, and some other roof alterations

• The installation of satellite dishes and radio antennae in locations fronting a highway

• The erection of outbuildings of a certain size.

There are currently 24 conservation areas in Daventry District, all of which are listed below. If you are in doubt as to whether you live or work within a conservation area or require permission for works, please contact us

There are a number of conservation areas in Daventry District, covering a range of parish areas. The list below shows those parishes and the conservation areas that are relevant to them. Click on the links to download or link to the relevant conservation area  for your area. 

Conservation Area designation dates

   

Ashby St Ledgers

• Ashby St Ledgers map (1997)

 

Badby

• Badby map (Oct 1993)

 

Barby   

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

   

Boughton          

• Boughton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (July 2018)           
• Boughton Conservation Area Boundary Map (July 2018)                   
• Boughton Statement of Consultation (July 2018)        
• Boughton Adoption Statement (July 2018)     
      

Braunston

• Braunston Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (December 2018)     
• Braunston Conservation Area Statement of Consultation (December 2018)      
• Braunston Adoption Statement (December 2018)
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

 

Brixworth

• Brixworth Map (2017)          
  
• Brixworth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (Dec 2017)       
  
• Statement of Consultation (Dec 2017)
  
• Adoption Statement (Dec 2017)
  

  

Brockhall

• Brockhall village map (1999)        
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

Canons Ashby

• Canons Ashby map (1997)
  

Chapel Brampton

• Chapel Brampton map (2000) 
• DRAFT Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)
• Consultation Survey (2019)
• Chapel Brampton Conservation Area Consultation Notice

Cottesbrooke

• Cottesbrooke map (2000)

Creaton

• Creaton map (1997)

 

Crick  

• Village Conservation Area Appraisal underway (Dec 2018)
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

Daventry

• Daventry Town Centre Map (2017)        
• Daventry Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (Dec 2017) 
• Statement of Consultation (Dec 2017)
• Adoption Statement (Dec 2017)
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

Daventry Reservoir

• Reservoir Map (2009)
• Conservation Character Appraisal (Mar 2009) 
• Reservoir Management Plan (2009)

Dodford

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

Elkington

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

Everdon      

• Everdon Map (2000)
  
• DRAFT Everdon Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Everdon Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)
• Consultation Survey (2019)
• Everdon Conservation Area Consultation Notice

 

Little Everdon

• DRAFT Little Everdon Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Little Everdon Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)
• Consultation Survey (2019)
• Little Everdon Conservation Area Consultation Notice

 

Flore

• Appraisal and Management Plan for the Flore Conservation Area (2018)
  
• Flore Map (2018)
• Flore Adoption Statement (2018)
• Flore Statement of Consultation (2018)
        

Grand Union Canal  

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal Key (1995)  
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995) 
• Grand Union Braunston & Weedon (1995)      
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal Leicester (1995)                 

 

Great Brington

• Great Brington map (1998)

Harlestone  

• Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan (July 2017) 
• Statement of Consultation (July 2017)         
• Adoption Statement (July 2017)
• Harlestone Map (2017)  

 

Hellidon

• Hellidon map (1999)

Holdenby

• Holdenby map (1998)

Kilsby

• Kilsby Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (December 2018) 
• Kilsby Conservation Area Statement of Consultation (December 2018)       
• Kilsby Conservation Area Adoption Notice (December 2018)   
• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)       

 

Long Buckby

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

        Village Conservation Area Appraisal Underway (January 19)

 

Moulton  

• Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan (July 2017) 
• Statement of Consultation (July 2017) 
• Adoption Statement (July 2017)
• Moulton Map (2017)  

 

Newnham

• Newnham map (1998) 

Norton

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

 

Pitsford      

• DRAFT Pitsford Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2018) 
  
• Proposed Pitsford Conservation Area Map (2018)
  
• Consultation Notice (2018)
  
• Pitsford map (1990)

 

Preston Capes

• Preston Capes map (2000)

 

Scaldwell

• Scaldwell map (Jan 1998) 

 

Stanford

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

 

Staverton

• Staverton map (June 1990)
• DRAFT Staverton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (2019)
• DRAFT Staverton Conservation Area Boundary Map (2019)
• Consultation Survey (2019)
• Staverton Conservation Area Consultation Notice

 

Stowe IX Churches

• Grand Union & Oxford Canal (1995)

 

Weedon

• Weedon Bec Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan 2018
• Weedon Bec Conservation Area Map 2018
• Consultation Statement (2018) 
• Adoption Statement (2018)