About the Queen Street Conservation Area
The Queen Street Conservation Area covers about 3.0 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 5 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James Garlickhithe, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 James GarlickhitheGrade I
- Church of St Michael Paternoster RoyalGrade I
- Skinners HallGrade I
- 22, College Hill Ec4Grade II*
- 22a, College Hill Ec4Grade II*
- 27 and 28, Queen Street Ec4Grade II*
- Dyers HallGrade II*
- Innholders HallGrade II*
- Tallow Chandlers HallGrade II*
- 19 and 20, College Hill Ec4Grade II
- 4, College Hill Ec4Grade II
- Drake House Lonsdale HouseGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Queen StreetGrade II
- Monument in Yard of Former Church of St John the Baptist, WallbrookGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBQueen 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.