About the Bishopsgate Conservation Area
The Bishopsgate Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2008. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Bishopsgate Institute and Library, 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.
- SpitalfieldsHouseholder works
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.
- Bishopsgate Institute and LibraryGrade II*
- Church of St BotolphGrade II*
- Former Great Eastern HotelGrade II*
- 1, 3 and 5, Stone House Court Ec3Grade II
- 10, Brushfield Street E1Grade II
- 12 and 13, Devonshire Square Ec2Grade II
- 14, Brushfield Street E2Grade II
- 162 and 164, Bishopsgate Ec2Grade II
- 2 Drinking Fountains, 3 Overthrows and LanternsGrade II
- 24 and 25, Widegate Street E1Grade II
- 5-7, New Street Ec2Grade II
- 76-80, Old Broad Street Ec2Grade II
- Bishopsgate Parish MemorialGrade II
- Gateway to Number 21Grade II
- Great Eastern Railway War Memorial, Liverpool Street StationGrade II
- Police Call Box Outside Liverpool Street StationGrade II
- Shield HouseGrade II
- St Botolphs Church HallGrade II
- Wall to Rear of Numbers 4 to 18 (even) Which Are Not of Special Architectural Or Historical InterestGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBishopsgate 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.