About the Old Church Lane Conservation Area Stanmore Conservation Area
The Old Church Lane Conservation Area Stanmore Conservation Area covers about 5.6 hectares within London Borough of Harrow’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John, 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.
- 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.
- Church of St JohnGrade II*
- Old Stanmore ChurchGrade II*
- Chest Tomb Adjacent to North East Corner of Old Stanmore ChurchGrade II
- Cowmans Cottage , Church House Cottage and Church HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers to Stanmore ParkGrade II
- Gatehouse, 1 and 2 Manor House EstateGrade II
- Grave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St JohnGrade II
- LodgeGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Monument to Philip Jackson in Churchyard of Old Stanmore Church, Between East End and Road to NorthGrade II
- Old Church House Stanmere House the Tithe BarnGrade II
- The Tomb of Betty Jellicoe St Johns ChurchyardGrade II
- Urn Tomb to Mary Wood North of East End of Old Stanmore ChurchGrade II
- Wall Fronting Road Running North West From Corner of the Tithe Barn, Turning Along Rectory Lane For Approximately 20 YardsGrade II
- Walls to Bernays Gardens to North East, And Running South West From Number 58 Rounding Corner to Cowman's CottageGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Harrow and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.