About the Fournier Street Conservation Area
The Fournier Street Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 94 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 87 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church (including Gatepiers and Gates to Vergers Yard), Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 24 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.
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.
- Whitechapel 3Householder works
- SpitalfieldsHouseholder works
- Brick LaneHouseholder 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.
- Christ Church (including Gatepiers and Gates to Vergers Yard)Grade I
- 19, Princelet Street E1Grade II*
- Brick Lane Jamme Masjid (former Neuve Eglise)Grade II*
- Christchurch Rectory, 2 Fournier Street and area railingsGrade II*
- Church of St Anne (roman Catholic)Grade II*
- Church of St MatthewGrade II*
- The Directors' House, Truman BreweryGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 10-48, Fashion Street E1Grade II
- 10, Wilkes Street E1Grade II
- 11, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 11, Princelet StreetGrade II
- 114-122, Brick LaneGrade II
- 12 and 14, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 12-22, Deal StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Wilkes StreetGrade II
- 13, FOURNIER STREET E1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 13, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 131-145 Victoria CottagesGrade II
- 14, Wilkes StreetGrade II
- 149, Brick Lane E1Grade II
- 15, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 15, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 16, Princelet StreetGrade II
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- 16, Wilkes Street E1Grade II
- 17-25, Wilkes Street E1Grade II
- 17, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 17, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 18-22, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 18, WILKES STREET E1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 19, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 2 and 4, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 2-38 (even) Cheshire StreetGrade II
- 2, Wilkes Street E1Grade II
- 21, 23, 25, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 21, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 23, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 24 and 26, Hanbury Street E1Grade II
- 25, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 27, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 29, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 3 and 5, Princelet StreetGrade II
- 31, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 33, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 34-38, Hanbury Street E1Grade II
- 35, Buxton Street E1Grade II
- 35, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 35, St Matthew's RowGrade II
- 37, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 39, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 4-7, Puma CourtGrade II
- 5 Bollards (on the Pavement in Front of Christ Church Churchyard)Grade II
- 5, 7 and 9, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 57, Brick LaneGrade II
- 6, Wilkes Street E1Grade II
- 7-20 Victoria CottagesGrade II
- 9, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- Albert CottagesGrade II
- Area Railings at 8 and 10Grade II
- Area Railings at No 12Grade II
- Area Railings at No 14Grade II
- Area Railings at No 20Grade II
- Area Railings at No 20Grade II
- Area Railings at No 4Grade II
- Area Railings at No 6Grade II
- Area Railings at Nos 16 and 18Grade II
- Bedford House, Formerly the Bedford Institute AssociationGrade II
- Black Eagle BreweryGrade II
- Brewmaster's House, Trumans BreweryGrade II
- Brick Lane Jamme Masjid (former School and Vestry to Neuve Eglise)Grade II
- Cattle and Horse Drinking Trough (on Pavement in Front of Drinking Fountain)Grade II
- Christ Church Primary School and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Christchurch School Drinking FountainGrade II
- Drinking Fountain (in the Boundary Wall of Christ Church Churchyard)Grade II
- Engineer's House, Truman's BreweryGrade II
- Former Bethnal Green British SchoolGrade II
- Former Bethnal Green British School (infants School)Grade II
- Former Stables at Truman's BreweryGrade II
- Former Stapleton's Horse and Carriage RepositoryGrade II
- Garden Wall at St Anne's PresbyteryGrade II
- Golden Heart Public HouseGrade II
- Howard HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Nash Monument, Christ ChurchGrade II
- Number 125 With Attached Street Name Plaque to Sclater Street Street Name Plaque Attached to Number 125 Brick LaneGrade II
- Parish Watch House at South West Corner of ChurchyardGrade II
- Railings, Wall, Gate Piers to Churchyard of St Matthew's ChurchGrade II
- Spitalfields Christ Church War MemorialGrade II
- Spitalfields MarketGrade II
- St Anne's PresbyteryGrade II
- Ten Bells Public HouseGrade II
- The Bath House and Repton Boxing ClubGrade II
- The Commercial Public HouseGrade II
- Vat House, Truman's BreweryGrade 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.