About the Laurence Poutney Hill Conservation Area
The Laurence Poutney Hill Conservation Area covers about 0.4 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is 1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill Ec4, 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.
- 1 and 2, Laurence Pountney Hill Ec4Grade II*
- 2, Suffolk Lane Ec4Grade II
- Pountney Hill HouseGrade II
- Rectory HouseGrade II
- Retaining Wall and Railings With Overthrows, Gate and Letter Boxes to Pountney ChurchyardGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- Vestry HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLaurence Poutney Hill 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.