About the Bethnal Green Gardens Conservation Area
The Bethnal Green Gardens Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John on Bethnal Green, Grade I. 33 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.
- Church of St John on Bethnal GreenGrade I
- 17-18, Victoria Park Square E2Grade II*
- Bethnal Green MuseumGrade II*
- 15, Old Ford Road E2Grade II
- 16, Victoria Park Square E2Grade II
- 17 and 19, Old Ford Road E2Grade II
- 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks, Outside York Hall, Bethnal GreenGrade II
- 2, Paradise Row E2Grade II
- 295-299, Cambridge Heath RoadGrade II
- 301 and 303, Cambridge Heath Road E2Grade II
- Bethnal Green LibraryGrade II
- Bethnal Green Museum Statue in Forecourt the Eagle SlayerGrade II
- Bethnal Green War MemorialGrade II
- Four Lamp StandardsGrade II
- Garden WallGrade II
- Garden Wall at NetteswellGrade II
- Garden Walls at No 21Grade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 289Grade II
- Netteswell HouseGrade II
- Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic ChurchGrade II
- Priory of the Assumptionist FathersGrade II
- RailingsGrade II
- RailingsGrade II
- Railings and WallGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Railings atGrade II
- Railings at No 10Grade II
- Railings at No 11Grade II
- Railings at No 6Grade II
- Railings at No 9Grade II
- Railings at No 9Grade II
- Railings at No7Grade II
- Salmon and Ball Public HouseGrade II
- St Margarets HouseGrade II
- The TerraceGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- York HallGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.