About the 26 Conservation Area
The 26 Conservation Area covers about 111 hectares within London Borough of Haringey’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Odeon Cinema, 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 26 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.
- Odeon CinemaGrade II*
- 1, Firs AvenueGrade II
- 107-123, Muswell Hill Road, N10Grade II
- Administration Block at St Luke's HospitalGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Birchwood MansionsGrade II
- Cattle TroughGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Cattle Drinking TroughGrade II
- Muswell Hill Public LibraryGrade II
- St James's Church HallGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Vicarage to St James's ChurchGrade II
- W Martyn, Grocers Shop on the Ground FloorGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Haringey and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.