About the Snaresbrook Conservation Area
The Snaresbrook Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Redbridge in 1970. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all Grade II. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder works
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder works
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder works
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.
- 23 25, Woodford Road E18Grade II
- 57, Snaresbrook Road E11Grade II
- Eagle HotelGrade II
- Former gatekeeper’s lodge to Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum (now Snaresbrook Crown Court)Grade II
- Former Indoor Swimming Pool to Wanstead Infant Orphan AsylumGrade II
- Snaresbrook Crown Court (former Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum)Grade II
- Snaresbrook HouseGrade II
- White LodgeGrade II
- Willow HolmeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSnaresbrook Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Redbridge’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 Redbridge and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.