About the Finchley Church End Conservation Area
The Finchley Church End Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Barnet in 1979. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 8 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 46 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1Change of use
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 1Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 2Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 3Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 4Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 5Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 6Householder works
- Article 4(2) for Finchley Church End CA Area 7Householder works
- Article 4 for Glenhill Close CA Area 1 Area 1Householder works
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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 17, East End RoadGrade II
- Avenue HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb to Edward Burford in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Chest Tomb to Elizabeth Norris in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Chest Tomb to North of Church in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Chest Tomb With Railings, To South of Cartwright Monument in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Christ's CollegeGrade II
- Former Coach HouseGrade II
- Former StablesGrade II
- Hertford LodgeGrade II
- King Edward HallGrade II
- Milestone Outside Number 296Grade II
- Monument to Major Cartwright in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Pardes House SchoolGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- The BothyGrade II
- Tombstone to Roberts in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Tombstone to Sarah Gee in St Mary at Finchley ChurchyardGrade II
- Water TowerGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFinchley Church End Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Barnet’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 London Borough of Barnet and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.