About the Artillery Passage Conservation Area
The Artillery Passage Conservation Area covers about 2.0 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1975. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is 56, Artillery Lane E1, Grade I. 2 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.
- SpitalfieldsHouseholder works
- Artillery LaneHouseholder 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.
- 56, Artillery Lane E1Grade I
- 11, GUN STREET E1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 13, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 14, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 15, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 16, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 2, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 3 BollardsGrade II
- 3, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 4, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 40, Brushfield Street E1Grade II
- 41, Artillery Lane E1Grade II
- 42, Brushfield Street E1Grade II
- 5, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 52, Brushfield Street E2Grade II
- 58, Artillery Lane E1Grade II
- 6, 7 and 8, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 9 and 10, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- 9a, Artillery Passage E1Grade II
- Lamp Standard in Front of No 38Grade II
- Railings to No 5Grade II
- Sandys Row SynagogueGrade II
- Soup Kitchen For the Jewish PoorGrade 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.