About the Clapton Square Conservation Area
The Clapton Square Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 1969. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine, Grade I. 13 Article 4 directions over the area remove 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.
- A4D Non-residential to residentialChange of use
- A4D Non-residential to residentialChange of use
- Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 1)Householder works
- Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 1)Householder works
- Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 2)Householder works
- Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 2)Householder works
- Chesham Arms Public HouseHouseholder works
- Hackney CentralHouseholder works
- Hackney Central Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Hackney Downs Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Hackney Downs Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Hackney Downs Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- London borough of HackneyHouseholder works
- Priority Industrial Area - HomertonHouseholder works
- Priority Industrial Area - HomertonHouseholder 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.
- Old Tower of Former Church of St AugustineGrade I
- Church of St JohnGrade II*
- Sutton HouseGrade II*
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II*
- 1-4, Sutton PlaceGrade II
- 1-7, Clarence Place E5Grade II
- 10 and 12, Lower Clapton Road E5Grade II
- 10-13, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 13a, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 14 and 15, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 16-19, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 17-22, Sutton Place E9Grade II
- 17, Lower Clapton Road E5Grade II
- 20, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 21-24, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 25, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 26 and 28, Lower Clapton Road E5Grade II
- 270-300, Dalston Lane E8Grade II
- 406-422, Mare StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Urswick Road E9Grade II
- 5-16, Sutton Place E9Grade II
- 6 and 8, Lower Clapton Road E5Grade II
- 7, Clapton Square E5Grade II
- 8 and 9, Clapton Square E5Grade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- 8, Clarence Place E5Grade II
- Beaufort Family Tomb, St John at Hackney Churchyard GardensGrade II
- Gate and Piers to Sutton HouseGrade II
- Hunter Family Tomb, St John at Hackney Churchyard GardensGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk on Corner of Junction With Lower Clapton RoadGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Police Station Near Junction With Lower Clapton RoadGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Outside Sutton Place, Junction Homerton High StreetGrade II
- Loddiges Family Tomb, St John at Hackney Churchyard GardensGrade II
- Public Baths, Kings Hall Leisure CentreGrade II
- Railings Around Clapton Square GardenGrade II
- Sunday School to North of United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- The ManorGrade II
- The Midland BankGrade II
- The Police StationGrade II
- Verger's House to United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Wall to North of Former Churchyard of St AugustineGrade II
- Wall to South West of Church of St John at HackneyGrade II
- War Memorial, St John at Hackney Churchyard GardensGrade 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
WEBClapton Square Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Hackney’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 London Borough of Hackney and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.