About the Lambeth Palace Conservation Area
The Lambeth Palace Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares within London Borough of Lambeth’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Lambeth Palace, Grade I. 7 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 Basement Development Permitted Rights RemovedHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder works
- Modified Direction 1 - CAZHouseholder 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.
- Lambeth PalaceGrade I
- Statue of Robert Clayton at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' HospitalGrade I
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's ChurchyardGrade II*
- Tomb of John Tradescant and His Family in St Mary's ChurchyardGrade II*
- Tomb of William Sealy in St Mary's ChurchyardGrade II*
- 204-212, Lambeth RoadGrade II
- 4-8, Pratt Walk Se11Grade II
- 9-12, Pratt Walk Se11Grade II
- Block 9 of St Thomas's Hospital Medical SchoolGrade II
- Former Holy Trinity Primary School (infants' Annexe) and Number 220Grade II
- Front Wall and Gate Piers to Former Holy Trinity Primary School (infants' Annexe) and Number 220Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Lambeth Palace Road/ Albert EmbankmentGrade II
- Lambeth Bridge and attached parapets, light standards, associated walls to approaches and obelisksGrade II
- Lambeth Palace Cottages Wall to East of Lambeth Palace CourtyardGrade II
- Mounting Block to East of Entrance to Lambeth Palace Residential ApartmentsGrade II
- South Wing at St Thomas' Hospital Excluding Post 1926 Courtyard Infill BuildingsGrade II
- St Mary's RectoryGrade II
- Wall Along Western Boundary of St Thomas' HospitalGrade II
- Wall on South Side of Main Courtyard at Lambeth PalaceGrade II
- Wall to West of the Great Hall at LambethGrade II
- Walls, Railings, Gates, And Gate Piers to South and West of Church of St MaryGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Lambeth and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.