About the Narrow Street Conservation Area
The Narrow Street Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- 148 and 150, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- 78-86, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- 80, Three Colt Street E14Grade II
- 88, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- 90, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- 92, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- 94, Narrow Street E14Grade II
- British Waterways Customs House on West Quay of Regent's Canal Dock EntranceGrade II
- Dunbar Wharf - Four warehouses numbered 136, 136½, 138, 140, Narrrow StreetGrade II
- Limehouse Cut Entrance WallsGrade II
- Limekiln DockGrade II
- Ratcliffe Cross StairsGrade II
- St Dunstan's WharfGrade II
- The Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- Wall Adjoining Number 90Grade 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.