About the Regents Canal Conservation Area
The Regents Canal Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1984. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Horse Hospital With Ramps and Boundary Wall at North of Site, Grade II*. 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.
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ)Change of use
- 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.
- Horse Hospital With Ramps and Boundary Wall at North of SiteGrade II*
- The RoundhouseGrade II*
- 1-10, Lyme StreetGrade II
- 1-12 Grand Union WalkGrade II
- 24, 26 AND 28, OVAL ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Cattle Trough Opposite Debouchment of Belmont Street, South East of the RoundhouseGrade II
- Eastern Coal Drops at Kings Cross Goods YardGrade II
- Hampstead Road Bridge Over Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Hampstead Road Lock on the Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Lawfords Wharf Cottage, Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Lock Keepers Cottage on the Grand Union CanalGrade II
- North Road Bridge Over the Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Numbers 165-181 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 2-8 and Railings to AreasGrade II
- Regents Canal Information CentreGrade II
- Roving Bridge Over Grand Union Canal West of Hampstead Road LockGrade II
- Sainsbury's supermarketGrade II
- Stanley Sidings, Stables to East of Bonded WarehouseGrade II
- Steam Locomotive Water PointGrade II
- The Elephant House Including Former Coopers' Building, Boundary Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- The GranaryGrade II
- The Interchange Canal Towpath Bridge Over Private Canal EntranceGrade II
- The Interchange on North Side of Grand Union Canal Including the Horse Tunnel and Stairs, Vaults and Canal BasinGrade II
- The Triplet (Gasholder Nos 10, 11 and 12), King’s CrossGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRegents Canal 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.