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Conservation areas in London Borough of Tower Hamlets

61 conservation areas and 63 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

Albert Gardens

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-06-AGC

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All Saints Church Pop.

Official record · ref. TH-25-ASC

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Artillery Passage

Designated 1975 · ref. TH-14-APC

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Balfron Tower

Official record · ref. TH-49-BAT

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Bethnal Green Gardens

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-01-BGG

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Boundary Estate

Official record · ref. TH-22-BEC

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Brickfield Gardens

Official record · ref. TH-54-BGS

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Carlton Square

Official record · ref. TH-33-CSC

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Chapel House

Official record · ref. TH-29-CHC

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Clinton Road

Official record · ref. TH-37-CLC

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Coldharbour

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-16-CCA

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Commercial Road

Official record · ref. TH-34-CRC

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Driffield Road

Official record · ref. TH-31-DRC

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Elder Street

Official record · ref. TH-04-ESC

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Fairfield Road

Official record · ref. TH-38-FAC

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Fish Island

Official record · ref. TH-55-FIS

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Ford Square

Designated 2021 · ref. TH-23-FSQ

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Ford Square and Sidney Square

Official record · ref. 7440

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Fournier Street

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-05-FRS

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Globe Road

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-41-GLO

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Hackney Road

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-52-HRD

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Island Gardens

Official record · ref. TH-11-IGC

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Jesus Hospital Estate

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-24-JHE

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Langdon Park

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-43-LAI

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Lansbury

Official record · ref. TH-47-LAN

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Limehouse Cut

Official record · ref. TH-60-LHU

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London Hospital

Designated 2021 · ref. TH-40-LHC

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Lowell Street

Official record · ref. TH-39-LSC

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Medway

Official record · ref. TH-36-MDC

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Myrdle Street (ref. 7464)

Official record · ref. 7464

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Myrdle Street (ref. TH-46-MYR)

Designated 2021 · ref. TH-46-MYR

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Narrow Street

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-15-NSC

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Naval Row

Official record · ref. TH-28-NRC

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Old Bethnal Green Road

Official record · ref. TH-53-OBR

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Redchurch Street

Official record · ref. TH-57-RCS

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Regents Canal

Official record · ref. TH-51-RCL

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Roman Road Market

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-35-RRM

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Ropery Street

Official record · ref. TH-27-RSC

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St Annes Church

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-08-SAC

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St Frideswide's

Official record · ref. TH-45-STF

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St George in the East

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-03-SGT

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St Mathias Church, Poplar

Official record · ref. TH-26-SMC

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St Paul's Chuch

Official record · ref. TH-21-SPC

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St Peter's

Official record · ref. TH-42-PET

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Stepney Green

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-12-SGC

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Swaton Road

Official record · ref. TH-32-SRC

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The Tower

Official record · ref. TH-18-TCA

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Three Mills (part in Newham)

Designated 2007 · ref. TH-13-TMC

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Tomlins Grove

Official record · ref. TH-07-TGC

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Tower Hamlets Cemetery

Official record · ref. TH-30-THC

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Tredegar Square

Designated 1971 · ref. TH-10-TSC

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Victoria Park

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-17-VPC

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Wapping Pierhead

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-02-WPH

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Wapping Wall

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-20-WWC

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Wentworth Street

Official record · ref. TH-44-WEN

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West India Dock

Official record · ref. TH-19-WID

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Whitechapel High Street (ref. 7468)

Official record · ref. 7468

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Whitechapel High Street (ref. TH-50-WHS)

Designated 2021 · ref. TH-50-WHS

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Whitechapel Market

Designated 2021 · ref. TH-48-WHM

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Wiltons Music Hall

Official record · ref. TH-56-WMH

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York Square

Designated 2008 · ref. TH-09-YSC

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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 Tower Hamlets

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

Aberfeldy Street (14 June 2023)
Aldgate East (14 June 2023)
Aldgate West (14 June 2023)
Artillery Lane (14 June 2023)
Barkantine Estate 1 (14 June 2023)
Barkantine Estate 2 (14 June 2023)
Barkantine Estate 3 (14 June 2023)
Ben Jonson Road (14 June 2023)
Bethnal Green (14 June 2023)
Blackwall Trading Estate (14 June 2023)
Bow Road (14 June 2023)
Brick Lane (14 June 2023)
Burdett Road South 1 (14 June 2023)
Burdett Road South 2 (14 June 2023)
Burslem Street (14 June 2023)
Cambridge Heath 1 (14 June 2023)
Cambridge Heath 2 (14 June 2023)
Cambridge Heath 3 (14 June 2023)
Cambridge Heath Road 1 (14 June 2023)
Cambridge Heath Road 2 (14 June 2023)
Canary Wharf (14 June 2023)
Caspian Wharf (14 June 2023)
Castalia Square (14 June 2023)
Chrisp Street (14 June 2023)
Columbia Road (14 June 2023)
Crossharbour (14 June 2023)
Devon Road 1 (14 June 2023)
Devon Road 2 (14 June 2023)
Empson Street (14 June 2023)
Limehouse 1 (14 June 2023)
Limehouse 2 (14 June 2023)
London City Island (14 June 2023)
Manchester Road 1 (14 June 2023)
Manchester Road 2 (14 June 2023)
Mile End (14 June 2023)
Mile End Road (14 June 2023)
Old Ford Road (14 June 2023)
Pennyfields (14 June 2023)
Poplar High Street (14 June 2023)
Prescot Street (14 June 2023)
Redchurch Street 1 (14 June 2023)
Redchurch Street 2 (14 June 2023)
Roman Road East (14 June 2023)
Roman Road West 1 (14 June 2023)
Roman Road West 2 (14 June 2023)
Salmon Lane (14 June 2023)
Spitalfields (14 June 2023)
St Leonards Street (14 June 2023)
St Paul's way (14 June 2023)
Stepney Green 1 (14 June 2023)
Stepney Green 2 (14 June 2023)
Stepney Green 3 (14 June 2023)
Stroudley Walk (14 June 2023)
The Highway (14 June 2023)
Thomas Road (14 June 2023)
Wapping Lane 1 (14 June 2023)
Wapping Lane 2 (14 June 2023)
Watney Market 1 (14 June 2023)
Watney Market 2 (14 June 2023)
Westferry Road (14 June 2023)

Showing 60 of 63. The full list is on the council's website.

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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