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LondonConservation areas in London Borough of Islington
41 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Aberdeen Park
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA27
Rules & recordArlington Square
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA4
Rules & recordBarnsbury
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA10
Rules & recordBunhill Fields and Finsbury Square
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA22
Rules & recordCalabria Road
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA38
Rules & recordCanonbury
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA8
Rules & recordChapel Market/Penton Street
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA33
Rules & recordCharterhouse Square
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA9
Rules & recordChiswell Street
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA20
Rules & recordClerkenwell Green
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA1
Rules & recordCross Street
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA13
Rules & recordDuncan Terrace/Colebrooke Row
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA3
Rules & recordEast Canonbury
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA23
Rules & recordHat and Feathers
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA26
Rules & recordHighbury Fields
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA5
Rules & recordHighbury New Park
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA15
Rules & recordHighgate Hill/Hornsey Lane
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA30
Rules & recordHillmarton
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA32
Rules & recordHolborn Union Infirmary
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA41
Rules & recordKeystone Crescent
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA14
Rules & recordKing's Cross
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA21
Rules & recordKingsbury Road
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA35
Rules & recordMercers Road/Tavistock Terrace
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA24
Rules & recordMoorfields
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA31
Rules & recordNew River
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA2
Rules & recordNewington Green
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA12
Rules & recordNorthampton Square
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA29
Rules & recordPriory Green
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA37
Rules & recordRegent's Canal West
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA17
Rules & recordRosebery Avenue
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA34
Rules & recordSotheby Road
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA36
Rules & recordSt John's Grove
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA28
Rules & recordSt Luke's
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA16
Rules & recordSt Mary Magdalene
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA6
Rules & recordStroud Green
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA39
Rules & recordThe Angel
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA18
Rules & recordTollington Park
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA25
Rules & recordTufnell Park
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA11
Rules & recordUpper Street (North)
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA19
Rules & recordWhistler Street
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA40
Rules & recordWhitehall Park
Official record · ref. 181_ISL_CA7
Rules & recordWhat 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.
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.