About the SOUTHGATE GREEN Conservation Area
The SOUTHGATE GREEN Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Enfield in 1968. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church Southgate Parish Church, Grade II*. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1Change of use
- Southgate Green ExtensionHouseholder works
- Borough wideHouseholder works
- MeadwayHouseholder works
- Southgate GreenHouseholder works
- The Lakes EstateHouseholder 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.
- Christ Church Southgate Parish ChurchGrade II*
- Essex House and Arnoside HouseGrade II*
- Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House)Grade II*
- Formerly Arnos Grove Southgate House (central Section)Grade II*
- 15 and 17, High StreetGrade II
- 23, 24, 26 to 32, The GreenGrade II
- 40, The GreenGrade II
- Arnoside CottageGrade II
- Cannon HallGrade II
- Essex Coach HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Numbers 49-52 Cannon HillGrade II
- Norbury House Sandford HouseGrade II
- Oakbeams (including Boundary Walls)Grade II
- Old HouseGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- Wall Along North Side of Southgate Parish ChurchGrade II
- Wall to East of Southgate Parish ChurchGrade II
- Ye Old Cherry Tree InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFSOUTHGATE GREEN Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Enfield’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 Enfield and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.