Is planning permission required?

Within Conservation Areas planning permission is required for certain types of work that would not normally be needed. The sensitive application of all planning powers within these areas is important and special consideration is given to maintaining the qualities which give the area its particular character.

Listed below are examples of the types of development within a Conservation Area that require applications for planning permission (this list is not exhaustive).

• demolition of all, and in some cases part, of any building, gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure
• cladding any part of the outside of a building with materials such as stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles
• an extension with more than a single storey that extends beyond the rear wall of the original building
• an extension that extends beyond the side wall of the original building
• the erection of an outbuilding between the side wall and boundary of an existing building
• any enlargement or extension to a roof, such as the addition of a dormer window
• positioning a satellite dish on a wall, roof or chimney that faces a public highway
•  installing solar panels on the wall of a domestic property that faces a public highway, and on the wall or roof slope of a non-domestic property that faces a public highway
•  the installation of a flue, chimney or soil and vent pipe if it would face onto a public highway and is on the front or side of the building
• advertisements and shop fronts
• trees within conservation areas with stem diameters of 75mm or greater, measured at 1.5m above ground are protected

Before commencing any work within Grafton Underwood, property owners, occupiers and other interested parties should seek Planning advice from North Northamptonshire Council planning.kbc@northnorthants.gov.uk to determine whether planning permission is required for a proposal.

Information taken from North Northamptonshire Council’s website