About the Hatton Garden Conservation Area
The Hatton Garden Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1968. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda and Attached Walls and Piers, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- BasementsHouseholder works
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ)Change 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.
- Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda and Attached Walls and PiersGrade I
- Church of St Alban the MartyrGrade II*
- Prudential Assurance BuildingGrade II*
- Roman Catholic Italian Church of St Peter and PresbyteryGrade II*
- 10 and 11, Greville StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14 Ely Place and attached railingsGrade II
- 25 and 27, Farringdon RoadGrade II
- 31 Hatton GardenGrade II
- 5, Hatton GardenGrade II
- 83-89, Leather LaneGrade II
- Apple Tree Public HouseGrade II
- Bourne Estate (northern Part) Denys House Frewell House Ledham House Radcliffe House Redman House Scrope House Skipwith HouseGrade II
- Bourne Estate (southern Part); Formerly Union Buildings Estate Nigel House 1-71, Laney House 1-72, Kirkeby House 1-45, Buckridge House 1-30Grade II
- Number 21 and 25 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 26-34 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 47-57 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 7, 8 and 9 and Attached Railings and Lamp HolderGrade II
- Porters Lodge at Entrance and Attached Gates, Standards and Spur StonesGrade II
- Rosebery Avenue Bridge ViaductGrade II
- St Albans Clergy House and Attached Railings With Lamp HolderGrade II
- St Andrew's HouseGrade II
- St Andrews Parochial Schools Wren House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- The Clock House Public HouseGrade II
- Treasure HouseGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Ye Olde Mitre Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHatton Garden Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Camden’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 Camden and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.