Conservation areas

Conservation areas are specially designated for protection and enhancement, following consultation with local residents and property owners, because of their distinctive character and appearance.

What is a conservation area? (PDF 22.04KB)

Find out further information on conservation areas

Conservation area appraisals and new conservation areas

We are required periodically to re-evaluate our conservation areas, and have embarked on a programme of reviewing all of the conservation areas in Northampton.  Consultion on a review of St Giles Conservation Area is being undertaken between 11 November and 23 December (5pm) 2019. For details please see:

• St Giles Conservation Area

Re-appraisals have been adopted for the following conservation areas:

• Barrack Road Conservation Area
• Derngate Conservation Area

Further information on conservation area appraisals and new conservation areas

Permission for development

In conservation areas, planning controls are extended to give greater protection to preserve the character and appearance of the area. We have also further removed permitted development rights through the adoption of Article 4 directions within Abington Park, Barrack Road, Billing Road, Derngate, Kingsley and St Giles conservation areas. You can see these, together with the most up-to-date appraisal, below:

• Do I need planning permission?
• How to get permission for development

Northampton's conservation areas

There are currently 21 conservation areas in Northampton:

• Abington Park
• All Saints
• Barrack Road
• Billing Road
• Boot and Shoe Quarter
• Collingtree
• Dallington
• Delapre Park
• Derngate
• Duston
• Great Billing
• Great Houghton
• Hardingstone
• Holy Sepulchre
• Kingsley
• Kingsthorpe
• Kingsthorpe (High Street and Manor Road)
• St Crispin
• St Giles
• Weston Favell
• Wootton