Conservation
Tower Hamlets Council is responsible for tree
and woodland management, registering listed buildings and
overseeing all its conservation areas.
The council also provides pre-application
advice and determines planning applications which affect listed
buildings, conservation areas and tree preservation, ensuring there
are no breaches of planning permission.
Conservation
areas
Tower Hamlets Council has the power to
designate an area as a conservation area. These are areas of
special architectural or historic interest, the character or
appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
Read about our conservation strategy.
Tree
management
Tower Hamlets Council is responsible for the
management of trees on council owned land.
Historic buildings at risk
English Heritage have been collecting
data on historic buildings at risk for
more than a decade, and publish a
database for each local authority area. This is used as a pro-active tool to
secure the repair of buildings by English Heritage, the Council and
others.
The
current Buildings at Risk Register sets out those currently 'at
risk', and information about progress to getting them off the
register is included in the document below. The long-term
trends have been positive for
Tower Hamlets, with buildings coming off the register each
year. In particular, the public attention created by the
Buildings at Risk project has been a major factor in allowing many
of the highlighted sites to be taken off the list.
Historic
buildings at risk (pdf, 472 kb)
If you would like further information
or have information about buildings at risk, please contact the
council on 020 7364 5009 or at planningandbuilding@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Tower Hamlets Historic
Environment Record and other useful sites
The Council maintains an historic environment
record providing access to information relating to
the local historic environment. Information is currently
held in our
planning records. Information is also held at
the Council's Local History Library and Archives.
The national amenity
societies and other organisations also provide useful
websites covering the historic
environment. Each site contains information on the
protection and care of old buildings and places.