Bethnal Green homes
Bethnal Green mixes Georgian and Victorian terraces with council and housing association estates and newer flats. Many terraces are split into flats, which changes what can be built and who has to agree to it.
Conservation areas in Bethnal Green
Tower Hamlets has 58 conservation areas, and those in and around Bethnal Green include Bethnal Green Gardens, Old Bethnal Green Road, Globe Road, Hackney Road, Jesus Hospital Estate, Victoria Park and Regents Canal. We check the boundary for every address before design starts.
Flats and houses
Householder permitted development rights apply to houses only. In a converted flat any extension or dormer needs planning permission, and the lease usually needs the freeholder’s consent for structural work.
Tower Hamlets planning
Planning applications in Bethnal Green go to Tower Hamlets Council, which publishes character appraisals and management guidelines for its conservation areas. We read the one for the street before design starts.
Bethnal Green, Hackney and Canary Wharf
Bethnal Green borders Hackney, and our flat projects in Tower Hamlets are on the Canary Wharf page. See the full house refurbishment page for what a refurbishment includes.
Sources, checked 29 October 2026: Tower Hamlets Council: conservation areas · GOV.UK: permitted development rights for householders, technical guidance. Council boundaries and Article 4 directions are checked again for each address before design.
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