About the Brewery Conservation Area
The Brewery Conservation Area covers about 0.7 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Partner's House, Whitbread's Brewery and Attached Railings, Grade II*.
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.
- Partner's House, Whitbread's Brewery and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 53, 54 and 55, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- 56, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- Bridge Over the Yard, Whitbread's Brewery (south Side)Grade II
- Entrance Wing, Whitbread's Brewery (south Side)Grade II
- Former Porter Tun Room, Whitbread's Brewery (south side)Grade II
- Sugar Room, Whitbread's Brewery (south Side)Grade II
- The Jugged Hare Public HouseGrade II
- Thirteen Bollards in the Yard, Whitbread's Brewery (south Side)Grade II
- Whitbread's Brewery Building, Next to the King's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Whitbread's Brewery Buildings (that Part in London Borough of Islington)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrewery 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.