About the Creechurch Conservation Area
The Creechurch Conservation Area covers about 3.8 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2024. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Botolph, 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 BotolphGrade I
- Church of St Katherine CreeGrade I
- SynagogueGrade I
- Holland HouseGrade II*
- Sir John Cass SchoolGrade II*
- 2-16, Creechurch Lane Ec3Grade II
- Archway Between Numbers 39 and 40 Mitre Street and at Rear of Numbers 72 and 73 Leadenhall StreetGrade II
- Gateway in Yard of Church of St Katherine CreeGrade II
- Iron gateway to yard of Church of St BotolphGrade II
- Police Public Callbox Outside St Botolph Aldgate ChurchGrade II
- Pump at Junction With Leadenhall Street and Fenchurch StreetGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCreechurch 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.