About the St Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village) Conservation Area
The St Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village) Conservation Area covers about 6.4 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Waltham Forest in 1967. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary's, Grade II*. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 106 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.
- Orford Road Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Walthamstow Village Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder works
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder works
- Other Article 4 Direction AreaHouseholder 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 Mary'sGrade II*
- 10, Church Lane E17Grade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Walthamstow High SchoolGrade II
- Monoux AlmshousesGrade II
- Pillar Box on Corner of Church Lane and Path to St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Squires AlmshousesGrade II
- St Mary's Churchyard Riggs Family Tomb Close to First Bay From East of South Wall of ChancelGrade II
- St Mary's Churchyard Wise Family Tomb Close to South Wall of TowerGrade II
- St Mary's Churchyard, Morley Wilson family table tomb about 20 metres to north west of tower.Grade II
- St Mary's Churchyard, Solly Family Tomb, About 20 Yards to South West of TowerGrade II
- The Ancient HouseGrade II
- The ChestnutsGrade II
- Wall to South East Side of Graveyard to St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Walthamstow High School For GirlsGrade II
- Walthamstow Museum (vestry House)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village) Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Waltham Forest’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Waltham Forest and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.