About the Myrdle Street Conservation Area
The Myrdle Street Conservation Area covers about 8.2 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2021. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 2 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 2Householder 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.
- 1, Nelson Street E1Grade II
- 116-122, Cannon Street Road E1Grade II
- 126-130, Cannon Street Road E1Grade II
- 138-142, Whitechapel Road E1Grade II
- 15-21, Parfett StreetGrade II
- 2-16, Walden StreetGrade II
- 22-26, Parfett StreetGrade II
- 24 to 32 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 34-60, Parfett StreetGrade II
- 37-53, Parfett StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Myrdle StreetGrade II
- 77 and 79, New Road E1Grade II
- 8-28, Myrdle StreetGrade II
- Grenfell School (southern Building)Grade II
- Numbers 10-16 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 15 to 21 and Area Railings at Numbers 15 to 21Grade II
- Numbers 25 to 47 (odd) and Area RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 63 and 65 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Pair of Bollards Outside Tower HouseGrade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade 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.