About the Stoke Newington Conservation Area
The Stoke Newington Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hackney in 1983. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is 187, 189, 191, High Street N16, Grade II*. 5 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
- London borough of HackneyHouseholder works
- Stoke Newington Church Street Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Stoke Newington Church Street Local Shopping CentreHouseholder works
- Stoke Newington District CentreHouseholder works
- Stoke Newington High Street District Town CentreHouseholder 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.
- 187, 189, 191, High Street N16Grade II*
- 81 and 83, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II*
- 85 and 87, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II*
- 105 and 107, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 109 and 111, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 113, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 115, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 117, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 130, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 137, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 157, High Street N16Grade II
- 218 and 220, High Street N16Grade II
- 75-79, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 8, Lordship Road N16Grade II
- 89, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 9 and 11, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 91, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- 93, Stoke Newington Church Street N16Grade II
- Bilney LodgeGrade II
- Entrance lodges, gates and railings to Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Forecourt Wall, Gates and Railings to Number 191Grade II
- Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gates to Number 187 and Wall to SouthGrade II
- Forecourt Walls to Number 91Grade II
- Monument to Agnes Forsyth in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
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- Monument to Andrew Holmes Reed in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Dr Nathaniel Rogers in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Frank Bostock in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to General William and Catherine Booth in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Henry Richard in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Isaac Watts in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to James Braidwood in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Joanna Vassa in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to John Jay in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to John Swan in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Samuel Robinson in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to William Tyler in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Mortuary Chapel of Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Spreat Monument in Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
- Stoke Newington Civilian War MemorialGrade II
- The Clarence TavernGrade II
- The Coach and Horses Public HouseGrade II
- The Rochester Castle Public HouseGrade II
- Walls, gate-piers, railings and gate at south end of Abney Park CemeteryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStoke Newington 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.