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Conservation areas in London Borough of Hackney

37 conservation areas and 152 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.

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Conservation areas

Albion Square

Designated 1975 · ref. CA1

Rules & record

Beck Road

Designated 2021 · ref. CA24

Rules & record

Broadway Market

Designated 1995 · ref. CA26

Rules & record

Brownswood

Designated 2020 · ref. CA15

Rules & record

Clapton Common

Designated 1969 · ref. CA2

Rules & record

Clapton Pond

Designated 1971 · ref. CA11

Rules & record

Clapton Square

Designated 1969 · ref. CA29

Rules & record

Clissold Park

Designated 1969 · ref. CA35

Rules & record

Dalston

Designated 2016 · ref. CA23

Rules & record

Dalston Lane (West)

Designated 2005 · ref. CA20

Rules & record

De Beauvoir

Designated 1971 · ref. CA14

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Fremont and Warneford

Designated 1986 · ref. CA17

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Graham Road and Mapledene

Designated 1997 · ref. CA3

Rules & record

Hackney Road

Designated 2009 · ref. CA27

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Hackney Wick

Designated 2009 · ref. CA18

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Hoxton Street

Designated 1983 · ref. CA37

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Kingsland

Designated 1998 · ref. CA4

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Lea Bridge

Designated 2005 · ref. CA22

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Lordship Park

Designated 2004 · ref. CA33

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Mare Street

Designated 2000 · ref. CA31

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Newington Green (North)

Designated 2004 · ref. CA30

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Northwold & Cazenove

Designated 2010 · ref. CA7

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Pitfield Street

Designated 2021 · ref. CA34

Rules & record

Queensbridge Road

Designated 1985 · ref. CA5

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Regent's Canal - Central & South Hackney CAAC

Designated 2007 · ref. CA10

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Regent's Canal - Kingsland CAAC

Designated 2007 · ref. CA16

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Regent's Canal - Shoreditch CAAC

Designated 2007 · ref. CA19

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Shacklewell Green

Designated 2018 · ref. CA12

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South Shoreditch

Designated 1991 · ref. CA36

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St Mark's

Designated 2008 · ref. CA28

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Stoke Newington

Designated 1983 · ref. CA13

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Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Filter Beds and New River

Designated 1986 · ref. CA6

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Sun Street

Designated 1987 · ref. CA9

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Town Hall Square

Designated 1995 · ref. CA8

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Underwood Street

Designated 1990 · ref. CA21

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Victoria Park

Designated 1977 · ref. CA25

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Well Street Conservation Area

Designated 2021 · ref. CA32

Rules & record

What a conservation area changes

Extensions

Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.

Lofts and roofs

Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.

Cladding

Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.

Outbuildings

Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.

Demolition

Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.

Trees

You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.

Article 4 directions

Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.

Article 4 directions in London Borough of Hackney

These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.

112 Upper Clapton Road (1 May 2017)
112 Upper Clapton Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
16 Stamford Hill (launderette) (11 February 2019)
195 Mount Pleasant Lane (1 May 2017)
195 Mount Pleasant Lane (launderette) (14 May 2018)
202 Well Street (1 May 2017)
202 Well Street (launderette) (14 May 2018)
20B Pitfield Street (1 May 2017)
20B Pitfield Street (launderette) (14 May 2018)
234 Haggerston Road (1 May 2017)
234 Haggerston Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
253 Amhurst Road (1 May 2017)
253 Amhurst Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
29 Marsh Hill (1 May 2017)
29 Marsh Hill (launderette) (14 May 2018)
50 Matthias Road (1 May 2017)
50 Matthias Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
6 Felton Road N1 5NA (1 May 2017)
6 Felton Road N1 5NA (launderette) (14 May 2018)
6 Gilpin Road (1 May 2017)
6 Gilpin Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
6-7 Downs Court Parade, Amhurst road (1 May 2017)
6-7 Downs Court Parade, Amhurst road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
88 Stoke Newington High Street (1 May 2017)
88 Stoke Newington High Street (launderette) (14 May 2018)
94 Chatsworth Road (1 May 2017)
94 Chatsworth Road (launderette) (14 May 2018)
94 Weymouth Terrace (1 May 2017)
94 Weymouth Terrace (launderette) (14 May 2018)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
A4D Non-residential to residential (10 February 2022)
Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 1) (11 February 2019)
Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 1) (11 February 2019)
Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 2) (11 February 2019)
Addition to Hackney Central Major Town Centre (part 2) (11 February 2019)
Beck Road (28 May 2025)
Beck Road Conservation Area (23 April 2026)
Broadway Market Local Shopping Centre (15 September 2016)
Broadway Market Local Shopping Centre (27 April 2023)

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Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.

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