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Listed buildings in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets has 904 listed building entries — 21 Grade I, 39 Grade II* and 844 Grade II. The earliest surviving listing here dates from 18 July 1949 and the most recent from 15 March 2021.
List entries
904
Grade I
21
2.3%
Grade II*
39
4.3%
Grade II
844
93.4%
When Tower Hamlets’s buildings were listed
Entries by decade of first listing (current entries only). The busiest decade was the 1970s with 548 entries.
1940s2020s
Planning works on a listed building?
Tell Planium the address and what you want to change — it explains which consents Tower Hamlets will require and drafts the heritage statement outline.
Grade I and II* listed buildings in Tower Hamlets (60)
Grade II listed buildings in Tower Hamlets — page 1 of 3
Frequently asked questions
How many listed buildings are there in Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets has 904 entries on the National Heritage List for England: 21 Grade I, 39 Grade II* and 844 Grade II. One list entry can cover several buildings, such as a terrace.
How do I find out if my building in Tower Hamlets is listed?
Search the list below or Historic England’s National Heritage List by address. Remember that listing also covers attached structures and, usually, pre-1948 structures within the curtilage, so a garden wall or outbuilding can be protected even if it has no entry of its own. Tower Hamlets’s conservation officer can confirm.
Who decides on listed building consent?
Tower Hamlets as local planning authority decides applications for listed building consent. For Grade I and II* buildings the council must notify Historic England, and some applications go to the Secretary of State.
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Source: National Heritage List for England, © Historic England 2026, via planning.data.gov.uk. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 12 October 2026. Local authority assigned from the list entry point. This page is a summary — the legal record is the official list entry.