About the Barbican and Golden Lane Conservation Area
The Barbican and Golden Lane Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2018. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, 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.
- 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.
- Church of St GilesGrade I
- Crescent House Including Ground Floor Shops and Shakespeare Public HouseGrade II*
- BarbicanGrade II
- Basterfield House including steps to gardenGrade II
- Bastion or garden feature, including rampsGrade II
- Bayer House and raised pavements to north and southGrade II
- Bowater HouseGrade II
- Ceramic mural of nine panels on Cromwell Highwalk, BarbicanGrade II
- Community Centre and surround to attached pondGrade II
- Cullum Welch House with steps and raised walkway over car parkGrade II
- Cuthbert Harrowing HouseGrade II
- Great Arthur House including boiler houseGrade II
- Hatfield House, including garden walls to rearGrade II
- Recreation centre and tenants' hall, including baths, gymnasium and nurseryGrade II
- Stanley Cohen House, including canopies and retaining walls to Golden LaneGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBarbican and Golden Lane 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.