About the Woodford Green Conservation Area
The Woodford Green Conservation Area covers about 78 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Redbridge in 1970. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Hurst House, The Naked Beauty, Grade II*. 5 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.
- Woodford Green Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Higham's Area of Special CharacterHouseholder works
- 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.
- Hurst House, The Naked BeautyGrade II*
- 383 and 385, High RoadGrade II
- 387 389, High RoadGrade II
- 8, Johnston RoadGrade II
- Church of All Saints'Grade II
- Hart HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- LanehurstGrade II
- Obelisk Opposite Number 1Grade II
- South Lodge of Harts HospitalGrade II
- Statue of Winston Churchill (and plinth)Grade II
- The Castle HotelGrade II
- Two Gateposts in Front of Number 377Grade II
- Warner Monument and Ruins of Former Chapel in Garden of Hart HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBWoodford Green 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.