About the York Square Conservation Area
The York Square Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2008. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints (the Church of the High Seas), Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 112 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.
- The HighwayHouseholder works
- Limehouse 1Householder works
- Limehouse 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.
- Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints (the Church of the High Seas)Grade I
- The Royal Foundation of St KatharineGrade II*
- 1-15, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 1-8, York Square E14Grade II
- 12-22, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 16-21, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 19-31, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 1a, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 2-10, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 22-24, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 3-19, Durham Row E1Grade II
- 3-7, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 36-40, Belgrave Street E1Grade II
- 50 and 52, Belgrave Street E1Grade II
- 582-588, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 6-90, Bromley Street E1Grade II
- 62-68, White Horse Road E1Grade II
- 9-15, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 9-16, York Square E14Grade II
- 9-47, Bromley Street E1Grade II
- Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel ApproachGrade II
- Devonshire CottageGrade II
- Durham VillaGrade II
- Gate Piers and Overthrow at Lady Mico's AlmshousesGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Hawthorn CottageGrade II
- Iron Railings, Gate Piers and Gates at St Dunstan's ChurchyardGrade II
- Limehouse War MemorialGrade II
- Mercer's CottagesGrade II
- Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shadwell Portal to the Rotherhithe TunnelGrade II
- Stepney War MemorialGrade II
- The British Prince Public HouseGrade II
- The Mercer's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Ship InnGrade II
- TroxyGrade 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.