About the Clissold Park Conservation Area
The Clissold Park Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 1969. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is (new) Church of St Mary Church of St Mary, 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.
- (new) Church of St Mary Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Old Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Refreshment RoomsGrade II*
- 14, Queen Elizabeth's Walk N16Grade II
- 169-173, Stoke Newington Church StreetGrade II
- 175, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 177-181, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 183, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 235, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 237, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- Forecourt Wall to Church and Rectory of St MaryGrade II
- Number 243 (including Number 241)Grade II
- Park CrescentGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- St Mary's RectoryGrade II
- Stoke Newington LibraryGrade II
- Stoke Newington Municipal Buildings and Surrounding WallsGrade II
- Stone Near East Gate of ParkGrade II
- The Rose and Crown public house, Stoke NewingtonGrade II
- Tomb of Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Churchyard of Old Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tomb of James Stephen, Churchyard of Old Church of St MaryGrade II
- War memorial at the Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClissold Park 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.