About the Havering-atte-Bower Conservation Area
The Havering-atte-Bower Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares within London Borough of Havering’s area. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Stable Block at the Bower House, Grade I.
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.
- Stable Block at the Bower HouseGrade I
- The Bower HouseGrade I
- The Round HouseGrade II*
- 1-5, The GreenGrade II
- Blue Boar HallGrade II
- Bower Farm CottageGrade II
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Ivy HoltGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The Stocks and Whipping PostGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHavering-atte-Bower Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Havering’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Havering and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.