About the Hoxton Street Conservation Area
The Hoxton Street Conservation Area covers about 4.7 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 1983. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Hoxton Hall, 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 Hoxton Street 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.
- Hoxton HallGrade II*
- 124 and 126, Hoxton Street N1Grade II
- 173, Hoxton Street N1Grade II
- 233 and 235, Hoxton Street N1Grade II
- 237 and 237a, Hoxton Street N1Grade II
- Church of St Anne With St ColumbaGrade II
- Four posts between Falkirk Street and Shenfield StreetGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside St Leonard's HospitalGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHoxton Street 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.