About the Tredegar Square Conservation Area
The Tredegar Square Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1971. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is 26, Tredegar Square, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 108 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.
- Mile EndHouseholder works
- Bow RoadHouseholder 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.
- 26, Tredegar SquareGrade II*
- 1, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 10-20, Morgan Street E3Grade II
- 101-109, Bow Road E3Grade II
- 13-31, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 15-41, Coborn Road E3Grade II
- 19-21, Rhondda Grove E3Grade II
- 2 to 34 Aberavon Road and area railings at 2 to 6 and 10 to 20Grade II
- 20-28, Coborn Road E3Grade II
- 23, Rhondda Grove E3Grade II
- 24 and 25, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 24 and 25, Rhondda Grove E3Grade II
- 26 and 27, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 27-41, Morgan Street E3Grade II
- 28-31, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 28-31, Rhondda Grove E3Grade II
- 3-23, Bow Road E3Grade II
- 3, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 32 and 33, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 33-41, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 33-48, Tredegar Square E3Grade II
- 34 and 35, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 36 and 37, Coborn Street E3Grade II
- 415-437, Mile End Road E1Grade II
Show all 41 listed buildings ↓All 41 listed buildings
- 43 and 45, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 439-455, Mile End Road E1Grade II
- 44-52, Coborn Road E3Grade II
- 5-11, Aberavon Road E3Grade II
- 53-64, Tredegar Square E3Grade II
- 6-11, Rhondda Grove E3Grade II
- 69-95, Bow Road E3Grade II
- 7-22, Tredegar Square E3Grade II
- Central Foundation Girls SchoolGrade II
- Coopers' Company's SchoolGrade II
- Gate Piers and Railings at Coborn School For GirlsGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Railings at Mile End and Bow District SynagogueGrade II
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
- Lord Tredegar Public HouseGrade II
- Mile End and Bow District SynagogueGrade II
- Numbers 1 to 6 and Area Railings to Numbers 2 to 6Grade II
- Numbers 23-25 and 27-32 Tredegar Square E3Grade 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.