About the Hendon Church End Conservation Area
The Hendon Church End Conservation Area covers about 3.4 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Barnet in 1983. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church Farmhouse Museum, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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
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.
- Church Farmhouse MuseumGrade II*
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Daniel AlmshousesGrade II
- Headstone of Thomas Thatcher in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Mausoleum of Philip Rundell in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Model Farm, The Milking ParlourGrade II
- Tomb of Conquest Jones in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Tomb of Henry Joynes in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Tomb of John Haley in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Tomb of John Jones in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Tomb of Sir Joseph Ayloffe in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Tomb of Susannah Frye in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb 15 Metres South East of Church in St Marys ChurchyardGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHendon 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.