Planning in London Corporation
City of London Corporation has 28 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 636 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
28
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
636
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for London Corporation and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Bankdesignated 22 September 2007
- Barbican and Golden Lanedesignated 31 October 2018
- Bishopsgatedesignated 4 June 2008
- Bow Lanedesignated 22 September 2007
- Brewerydesignated 22 September 2007
- Chancery Lanedesignated 22 September 2007
- Charterhouse Squaredesignated 22 September 2007
- Creechurchdesignated 11 January 2024
- Crescentdesignated 22 September 2007
- Eastcheapdesignated 22 September 2007
- Fenchurch Street Stationdesignated 31 January 2008
- Finsbury Circusdesignated 22 September 2007
- Fleet Streetdesignated 22 September 2007
- Foster Lanedesignated 22 September 2007
- Guildhalldesignated 22 September 2007
- Laurence Poutney Hilldesignated 22 September 2007
- Leadenhall Marketdesignated 22 September 2007
- Lloyd's Avenuedesignated 22 September 2007
- New Broad Streetdesignated 22 September 2007
- Newgate Streetdesignated 22 September 2007
- Postman's Parkdesignated 22 September 2007
- Queen Streetdesignated 22 September 2007
- Smithfielddesignated 22 September 2007
- St Helen's Placedesignated 22 September 2007
- St Paul's Cathedraldesignated 22 September 2007
- Templesdesignated 22 September 2007
- Trinity Squaredesignated 31 January 2008
- Whitefriarsdesignated 22 July 2013
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in London Corporation?
City of London Corporation has designated 28 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. London Corporation has 0 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
City of London Corporation website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09