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LondonConservation areas in London Borough of Southwark
54 conservation areas and 480 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Addington Square
Designated 1971 · ref. 1
Rules & recordBear Gardens
Designated 1999 · ref. 32
Rules & recordBermondsey Street
Designated 1973 · ref. 2
Rules & recordBorough High Street
Designated 1968 · ref. 3
Rules & recordCamberwell Green
Designated 1981 · ref. 20
Rules & recordCamberwell Grove
Designated 1970 · ref. 4
Rules & recordCamberwell New Road
Designated 1968 · ref. 5
Rules & recordCaroline Gardens
Designated 1968 · ref. 6
Rules & recordCobourg Road
Designated 1980 · ref. 19
Rules & recordDulwich Village
Designated 1968 · ref. 7
Rules & recordDulwich Wood
Designated 1985 · ref. 24
Rules & recordEdward III's Rotherhithe
Designated 2011 · ref. 41
Rules & recordElliot's Row
Designated 2013 · ref. 46
Rules & recordGlengall Road
Designated 1971 · ref. 8
Rules & recordGrosvenor Park
Designated 1988 · ref. 29
Rules & recordHolly Grove
Designated 1971 · ref. 15
Rules & recordHonor Oak Rise
Designated 1985 · ref. 26
Rules & recordKennington Park Road
Designated 1968 · ref. 9
Rules & recordKentish Drovers and Bird in Bush
Official record · ref. 54
Rules & recordKing's Bench
Designated 2010 · ref. 40
Rules & recordLarcom Street
Designated 2013 · ref. 45
Rules & recordLiberty of the Mint
Designated 2015 · ref. 47
Rules & recordLiverpool Grove
Designated 1982 · ref. 21
Rules & recordLivesey
Official record · ref. 53
Rules & recordNunhead Cemetry
Designated 1986 · ref. 27
Rules & recordNunhead Green
Designated 2007 · ref. 38
Rules & recordOld Barge House Alley
Designated 1983 · ref. 23
Rules & recordPages Walk
Designated 1985 · ref. 25
Rules & recordPeckham Hill Street
Designated 2011 · ref. 43
Rules & recordPullens Estate
Designated 2005 · ref. 37
Rules & recordRye Lane Peckham
Designated 2011 · ref. 42
Rules & recordSceaux Gardens
Designated 1968 · ref. 10
Rules & recordSt Georges Circus
Designated 2000 · ref. 36
Rules & recordSt Marys Rotherhithe
Designated 1970 · ref. 11
Rules & recordSt Saviours Dock
Designated 1973 · ref. 12
Rules & recordStradella Road
Designated 2000 · ref. 35
Rules & recordSunray Estate
Designated 2009 · ref. 39
Rules & recordSutherland Square
Designated 1982 · ref. 22
Rules & recordThe Gardens
Designated 1988 · ref. 30
Rules & recordThe Mission
Official record · ref. 52
Rules & recordThomas A'Becket and High Street
Official record · ref. 50
Rules & recordThorburn Square
Designated 1991 · ref. 33
Rules & recordThrale Street
Designated 1988 · ref. 28
Rules & recordTooley Street
Official record · ref. 31
Rules & recordTower Bridge
Designated 1978 · ref. 17
Rules & recordTrafalgar Avenue (ref. COA00000136)
Designated 1980 · ref. COA00000136
Rules & recordTrafalgar Avenue (ref. 18)
Official record · ref. 18
Rules & recordTrinity Church Square
Designated 1968 · ref. 13
Rules & recordUnion Street
Designated 2000 · ref. 34
Rules & recordValentine Place
Designated 2012 · ref. 44
Rules & recordWalworth Road
Designated 2016 · ref. 48
Rules & recordWest Square
Designated 1971 · ref. 14
Rules & recordWilson Grove
Designated 1977 · ref. 16
Rules & recordYates Estate and Victory
Official record · ref. 51
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in London Borough of Southwark
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Albion Public House
- ALLEYNS HEAD
- Anchor Tap
- ANCIENT FORESTERS
- ASYLUM TAVERN
- Bankside and Borough District Town Centre
- Bankside and Borough District Town Centre
- BARROW BOY & BANKER
- Bear (formerly Jack Beards;Station)
- Beer Rebellion
- Black Horse
- Blue Eyed Maid
- British Queen
- Bunch of Grapes
- Camberwell District Town Centre
- Camberwell District Town Centre
- Canada Water Major Town Centre
- Canada Water Major Town Centre
- Canterbury Arms
- CANTERBURY ARMS
- Carlton Tavern
- CASTLE PUBLIC HOUSE
- Central Activities Zone
- Central Activities Zone
- Central Activities Zone
- CHARLES DICKENS
- CHINA HALL
- CLARENDON ARMS
- Clayton Arms (formerly Dolls House)
- Crooked Well (formerly Kerfield)
- Crown & Greyhound (due to reopen)
- Crown And Anchor
- Dean Swift
- Dee Dee's Jazz and the Funk
- DOGGETTS COAT & BADGE
- DOVER CASTLE PH
- Draft House
- Duke Of Edinburgh
- Duke of Sussex
- Duke Of Sutherland
- Dulwich Village Local Town Centre
- Dulwich Village Local Town Centre
- East Dulwich Tavern
- Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre
- Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre
- Elephant and Castle PH
- FARRIERS ARMS
- Father Red Cap
- FLOWERS OF THE FOREST
- Flying Dutchman
- Flying Pig
- FOUNDERS ARMS
- George Canning
- GOWLETT ARMS
- Grand Union
- Great North Wood
- Hampton Court Palace
- HERMITS CAVE
- Herne Hill District Town Centre
- Herne Hill District Town Centre
Showing 60 of 480. The full list is on the council's website.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.