About the Kingsland Conservation Area
The Kingsland Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 1998. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Columba, 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
- A4D Non-residential to residentialChange of use
- A4D Non-residential to residentialChange of use
- A4D Non-residential to residentialChange of use
- DalstonHouseholder works
- Dalston Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- De BeauvoirHouseholder works
- De Beauvoir Conservation Area (article 4 direction area)Householder works
- Hackney Central Activity ZoneHouseholder works
- Hoxton Street Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Hoxton Street Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Kingsland Road Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Kingsland Road/Waste Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Locally Significant Industrial Site - Frederick TerraceHouseholder works
- Locally Significant Industrial Site - Frederick TerraceHouseholder works
- London borough of HackneyHouseholder works
- Tech City (CAZ North)Householder 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.
- Church of St ColumbaGrade I
- Church of St LeonardGrade I
- St Columba's Vicarage, With Link to ChurchGrade I
- The Geffrye MuseumGrade I
- Niche in North West Corner of Forecourt of Geffrye MuseumGrade II*
- Sisters' House and School to North of Church of St ColumbaGrade II*
- 118 1/2, Shoreditch High Street E1Grade II
- 136 (south), Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 2-16, Pearson Street E2Grade II
- 22-24, Hertford RoadGrade II
- 318-346, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 358 and 360, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 362-368, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 526-532, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 540-544, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 546-558, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 560-568, Kingsland Road E8Grade II
- 590 and 592, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- Blocks A and B and façade of Relief Office at St Leonard's HospitalGrade II
- Forecourt Railings to Church of St Columba and VicarageGrade II
- Forecourt Wall, Gates and Railings to Geffrye MuseumGrade II
- Haggerston Branch LibraryGrade II
- K2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Outside Geffrye MuseumGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBKingsland 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.