About the Eastcheap Conservation Area
The Eastcheap Conservation Area covers about 2.3 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Dunstan in the East St Dunstan in the East (ruin), 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 Dunstan in the East St Dunstan in the East (ruin)Grade I
- Church of St Margaret PattensGrade I
- Church of St Mary at HillGrade I
- 33 and 35, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II*
- 7 and 8, Philpot Lane Ec3Grade II*
- Watermens HallGrade II*
- 16, St Mary at Hill Ec3Grade II
- 2 and 3, Philpot Lane Ec3Grade II
- 23 and 25, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II
- 3 BollardsGrade II
- 4 and 5, Lovat Lane Ec3Grade II
- 4, Brabant Court Ec3Grade II
- 43, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II
- 6 and 7, St Mary at Hill Ec3Grade II
- 7, Botolph Alley Ec3Grade II
- 9, Idol Lane Ec3Grade II
- RectoryGrade II
- Walls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the EastGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEastcheap 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.