About the St Paul's Cathedral Conservation Area
The St Paul's Cathedral Conservation Area covers about 8.5 hectares and was designated by City of London Corporation in 2007. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (10 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Apothecaries Hall, 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.
- Apothecaries HallGrade I
- Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
- Church of St Andrew by the WardrobeGrade I
- Church of St MartinGrade I
- Railings to Churchyard of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
- Screen Wall and Gateways to Forecourt of St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- Stationers' HallGrade I
- Temple BarGrade I
- Tower of Former Church of St AugustineGrade I
- 1-3, Amen Court Ec4Grade II*
- 2 Wardrobe PlaceGrade II*
- Chapter House of St Paul's CathedralGrade II*
- Footings of Destroyed Cloister and Chapter HouseGrade II*
- Pair of Gatepiers Attached to Number 1Grade II*
- 1-3, Ludgate Square Ec4Grade II
- 1, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 146 Queen Victoria StreetGrade II
- 3-5, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 31-32, St Andrew's HillGrade II
- 34-40, Ludgate Hill Ec4Grade II
- 36, St Andrew's Hill Ec4Grade II
- 4-9 (including 8a and 8b), Amen Court Ec4Grade II
- 40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade II
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- 79, Carter Lane Ec4Grade II
- 81, Carter Lane Ec4Grade II
- Four lamp posts outside the western entrance to St Pauls CathedralGrade II
- Fragment of Rubble Wall in Former Churchyard of St Anne, BlackfriarsGrade II
- Magnesia HouseGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Newsclip HouseGrade II
- Pump on West Side of Chapter HouseGrade II
- Rising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- St Ann's Vestry HallGrade II
- St Lawrence Jewry Drinking FountainGrade II
- St Paul's CrossGrade II
- St Thomas à Becket sculptureGrade II
- Statue of Queen Anne in Forecourt of St Paul's CathedralGrade II
- The Cockpit Public HouseGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Wardrobe House and Adjoining ArchwayGrade II
- Youth HostelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Paul's Cathedral 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.