About the Regent's Canal Conservation Area
The Regent's Canal Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 2007. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 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.
- Cambridge Heath 1Householder works
- Cambridge Heath 3Householder 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.
- 1-5, Shepherdess WalkGrade II
- 107-131, Shepherdess Walk N16Grade II
- 12-20, Mare Street E8Grade II
- 133, Shepherdess Walk N16Grade II
- 16 Wharf Road N1Grade II
- 22-24, Hertford RoadGrade II
- 9-67, Shepherdess Walk N16Grade II
- Bridge Over Grand Union CanalGrade II
- Haggerston Bridge Regents CanalGrade II
- Post at North Corner of Alley to North of Laburnum StreetGrade II
- Post Outside 8, Micawber StreetGrade II
- Printing WorksGrade II
- Quebec WharfGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.