About the Rectory Grove Conservation Area
The Rectory Grove Conservation Area covers about 7.9 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Lambeth in 1968. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Paul, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 9 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Modified Direction 3 - Town CentresHouseholder 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.
- Church of St PaulGrade II*
- 12-18, Rectory Grove Sw4Grade II
- 142 and 144, Clapham Manor Street Sw4Grade II
- 169-175,175a and 175b, Clapham Manor Street Sw4Grade II
- 2, Rectory Grove Sw4Grade II
- 6, Rectory Grove Sw4Grade II
- 72 and 74, Clapham Manor Street Sw4Grade II
- 79 and 81, Larkhall Rise Sw4Grade II
- 8 and 10, Rectory Grove Sw4Grade II
- 94, Larkhall Rise Sw8Grade II
- 97, Larkhall Rise Sw8Grade II
- Bowyer Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Cromwell Lodge, Including Garden Wall to Rear and Area Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Former Clapham General DispensaryGrade II
- Wall Bordering East Side of St Pauls ChurchyardGrade II
- Walls Between and to Front of Front Gardens Numbers 8 and 10Grade 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.