About the Albert Gardens Conservation Area
The Albert Gardens Conservation Area covers about 9.0 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings, all Grade II. 43 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 1-13, Arbour Square E1Grade II
- 1-16, Albert Gardens and area railingsGrade II
- 17-28, Albert Gardens and area railingsGrade II
- 27-45, Havering Street and area railingsGrade II
- 29-39, Albert Gardens and area railingsGrade II
- 368, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 370 and 372, Commercial Road and area railingsGrade II
- 374, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 398, Commercial Road and railingsGrade II
- 400, Commercial Road and railingsGrade II
- 402 and 404, Commercial Road and railingsGrade II
- 495-517, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 5-22, Havering Street and area railingsGrade II
- 50-60, Arbour Square E1Grade II
- 519-529, Commercial RoadGrade II
- Drinking FountainGrade II
- Marion Richardson Primary SchoolGrade II
- Raine's Foundation SchoolGrade II
- The East End Maternity Hospital and Railings (late C19 Extension Not Listed)Grade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.