About the Island Gardens Conservation Area
The Island Gardens Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within London Borough of Tower Hamlets’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Island Gardens CA
- 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.
- Christ ChurchGrade II*
- 50-56 Ferry Street (evens)Grade II
- 58 and 60, Ferry Street E14Grade II
- Bollards at Dock Entrance to Newcastle Draw DockGrade II
- Entrance Building to Greenwich Footway TunnelGrade II
- Isle of Dogs War MemorialGrade II
- Newcastle Draw DockGrade II
- The Ferry House Public HouseGrade II
- The Watermans ArmsGrade 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.