About the Hackney Road Conservation Area
The Hackney Road Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 2009. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Hackney Road CA
- 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.
- 1-15, Queensbridge Road E2Grade II
- 2-16, Queensbridge Road E2Grade II
- 229-235, Hackney Road E2Grade II
- 237-243, Hackney Road E2Grade II
- 245-251, Hackney Road E2Grade II
- 291 Gallery (former St Augustine's Church)Grade II
- Cattle TroughGrade II
- Front Garden Walls to Numbers 237 to 243 (odd)Grade II
- Garden Walls in Front of Numbers 245 to 251 (odd)Grade II
- Haggerston Girls' SchoolGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Hackney RoadGrade II
- School House at Haggerston Girls' SchoolGrade II
- The Chapel at St Saviour's PrioryGrade II
- Ye Olde AxeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHackney Road 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.