About the Bank Conservation Area
The Bank Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 120 listed buildings (13 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 91 Grade II). The most significant is 13 Bishopsgate, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Bank CA
- 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.
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.
- 13 BishopsgateGrade I
- Bank of EnglandGrade I
- Church of St ClementGrade I
- Church of St EdmundGrade I
- Church of St MargaretGrade I
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Church of St Mary WoolnothGrade I
- Church of St MichaelGrade I
- Church of St PeterGrade I
- Church of St StephenGrade I
- Mansion HouseGrade I
- Midland BankGrade I
- Royal ExchangeGrade I
- 12, Tokenhouse Yard Ec2Grade II*
- 13 and 15, Moorgate Ec2Grade II*
- 15-22, CORNHILL EC3 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 19, St Swithin's Lane and Cellar in Sub BasementGrade II*
- 20, St Swithin's LaneGrade II*
- 51-53, THREADNEEDLE STREET EC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 7, Lothbury Ec2Grade II*
- Armourers and Braziers HallGrade II*
- Chartered Accountants' Hall, One Moorgate PlaceGrade II*
- City of London ClubGrade II*
- Drapers' HallGrade II*
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- Merchant Taylors HallGrade II*
- National Westminster Bank including Lothbury GalleryGrade II*
- No.1 PoultryGrade II*
- St Michael's, Cornhill War MemorialGrade II*
- The City and County of London Troops War MemorialGrade II*
- 1-3, Finch Lane Ec3Grade II
- 1-6, Lombard Street Ec3Grade II
- 1, CORNHILL EC3 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, King William StreetGrade II
- 1, Old Broad Street Ec2Grade II
- 1, Queen Victoria StreetGrade II
- 113, Cannon Street Ec4Grade II
- 115 and 117, Cannon Street Ec4Grade II
- 12, Austin Friars Ec2Grade II
- 121, Cannon Street Ec4Grade II
- 123-127, CANNON STREET EC4 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 123, Old Broad Street Ec2Grade II
- 129, Cannon Street Ec4Grade II
- 13 and 14, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 13-17, OLD BROAD STREET EC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 13, Austin FriarsGrade II
- 14, Austin FriarsGrade II
- 15, Abchurch Lane Ec4Grade II
- 18, Old Broad Street Ec2Grade II
- 2-4, Birchin Lane Ec3Grade II
- 2, Royal Exchange Buildings Ec3Grade II
- 2, White Lion Court Ec 3Grade II
- 22, Finch Lane Ec3Grade II
- 23-27, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 23, 24 and 25, Great Winchester Street Ec2Grade II
- 23, Austin Friars Ec2Grade II
- 24-28, Lombard Street Ec3Grade II
- 26, Throgmorton Street Ec2Grade II
- 28 and 29, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 3 AND 4, LOTHBURY EC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 32, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 33-35, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 34, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 38, Lombard Street Ec3Grade II
- 39, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 4, Moorgate Ec2Grade II
- 40, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 41, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 43-47, Threadneedle Street Ec2Grade II
- 48, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 5, COPTHALL BUILDINGS EC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 50, Cornhill and Attached GrillesGrade II
- 51 and 52, Coleman Street Ec2Grade II
- 53, Coleman Street Ec2Grade II
- 54 and 55, Coleman Street Ec2Grade II
- 54 and 55, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 6, Lothbury Ec2Grade II
- 63-73, Moorgate Ec2Grade II
- 65, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 66 and 67, Cornhill Ec3Grade II
- 7 and 9, Bishopsgate Ec2Grade II
- 7 and 9, Gracechurch StreetGrade II
- 80, Coleman StreetGrade II
- A pair of K6 telephone kiosks, Royal Exchange BuildingsGrade II
- Aggra Bank BuildingsGrade II
- Bank of England War MemorialGrade II
- Basildon HouseGrade II
- British Linen BankGrade II
- Brown Shipley & Co LtdGrade II
- Carpenters' HallGrade II
- Credit LyonnaisGrade II
- Drinking Fountain (north)Grade II
- Drinking Fountain (south)Grade II
- Former Australia and New Zealand Banking GroupGrade II
- Former Scottish Widows' OfficeGrade II
- Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Stephen Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St Stephen, WallbrookGrade II
- Gates at Rear of Number 40 Leading to Pathway at Rear of City of London ClubGrade II
- Gates Leading to Number 40 From Adams CourtGrade II
- Gateway and Railings to Forecourt of Number 40Grade II
- Gateway to Yard of Church of St PeterGrade II
- George and Vulture RestaurantGrade II
- Jamaica Wine House (jamaica Buldings)Grade II
- K2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk, Outside Number 6 Copthall ChambersGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Pair of Piers and Iron Gates and Screen at Entrance to Church of St Mary WoolnothGrade II
- Phoenix HouseGrade II
- Police Public Callbox Outside Mansion HouseGrade II
- Police Public Callbox, Corner of Old Broad Street and Adams CourtGrade II
- Premises of Messrs Turnbull and CompanyGrade II
- Pump on Pavement South of Royal ExchangeGrade II
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- Simpson's TavernGrade II
- St Clement's HouseGrade II
- Statue of Duke of WellingtonGrade II
- Statue of George PeabodyGrade II
- The Dutch ChurchGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Coleman StreetGracechurch StreetKing William StreetOne Moorgate PlaceQueen Victoria StreetSt Swithin's Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBBank Conservation Area AppraisalCity of London Corporation’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 City of London Corporation and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.