About the St Annes Church Conservation Area
The St Annes Church Conservation Area covers about 8.5 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Anne, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 71 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
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.
- Burdett Road South 1Householder works
- Burdett Road South 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.
- Church of St AnneGrade I
- 11-23, Newell Street E14Grade II
- 680, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 797, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 799, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 801, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 803, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 811, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 815 and 817, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 819 and 821, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- Accumulator Tower and ChimneyGrade II
- Area RailingsGrade II
- British Sailors SocietyGrade II
- Church Yard Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate Piers at St Anne's ChurchGrade II
- Churchyard War Memorial at Church of St Anne'sGrade II
- Cockney Eel and Pie ShopGrade II
- Former Caird and Rayner PremisesGrade II
- Garden Wall to Former St Anne's RectoryGrade II
- Garden Wall, Piers and Railings at No 52Grade II
- Gate Piers and Iron Railings at Limehouse District LibraryGrade II
- Inner London Education Authority Office Westminster BankGrade II
- Limehouse Church InstituteGrade II
- Limehouse District LibraryGrade II
- Limehouse Town HallGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Pyramid Monument Approximately 25 Metres North West of St Anne's Limehouse Parish ChurchGrade II
- Railway BridgeGrade II
- Railway Viaduct to North of Regents Canal Dock Between and Including Branch Road Bridge and Limehouse Cut Up to Three Colt StreetGrade II
- Sailmakers and ChandlersGrade II
- Star of the East Public HouseGrade II
- Three Lamp Standards on Pavement in Front of No 805 and Star of the East Public HouseGrade 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.