About the Fleet Street Conservation Area
The Fleet Street Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 45 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bride, Grade I. 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.
- Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights RemovedHouseholder 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.
- Church of St BrideGrade I
- Church of St Dunstan in the West (including Attached Sunday School)Grade I
- Dr Johnsons HouseGrade I
- Hoare's BankGrade II*
- Inner Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 1-3, Wine Office Court Ec4Grade II
- 10 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 143 and 144, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 146, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 15 and 16, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 16 and 17, Bride Lane Ec4Grade II
- 18 and 19, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 2-7, Salisbury Court Ec4Grade II
- 2, Bridewell Place Ec4Grade II
- 21, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 29 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 3, Fleet StreetGrade II
- 30, 31 and 32 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 33, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 49 and 50, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 5, Crane Court Ec4Grade II
- 5, Pemberton Row Ec4Grade II
- 6 Crane Court, Including 18 Red Lion CourtGrade II
Show all 45 listed buildings ↓All 45 listed buildings
- 6, Bolt CourtGrade II
- 7, Wine Office CourtGrade II
- 8, Red Lion Court Ec4Grade II
- 9, SALISBURY COURT EC4 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 90-94, Fleet StreetGrade II
- Caretaker's LodgeGrade II
- Former Glasgow Herald OfficeGrade II
- Gates and Railings to Church of St Dunstan in the WestGrade II
- K2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mersey HouseGrade II
- Mitre Court ChambersGrade II
- Obelisk in Centre of RoadwayGrade II
- Phoenix Assurance CompanyGrade II
- St Brides Foundation Institute and LibraryGrade II
- The Daily Telegraph BuildingGrade II
- The Gatehouse With Gateway and Screen Wall to WestGrade II
- The Old Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Punch Tavern and Offices AboveGrade II
- Tipperary Public HouseGrade II
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Public HouseGrade II
- Ye Olde Cock TavernGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBFleet Street 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.