About the Vassall Road Conservation Area
The Vassall Road Conservation Area covers about 9.8 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Lambeth in 1968. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Divine, Grade I. 88 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
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 John the DivineGrade I
- 100, 102, 104 and 104a, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 105-123, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 106-112, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 106, 108 and 110, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 114, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 116, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 118 and 120, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 122-138, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 145, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 15, Foxley Road Sw9Grade II
- 168, 170 and 172, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 174, 176 and 178, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 180, 182 and 184, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 186, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 188-194, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 196 and 198, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 200-210, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 21-37, Foxley Road Sw9Grade II
- 212, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 214, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 216 and 218, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 220 and 222, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 224, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
Show all 43 listed buildings ↓All 43 listed buildings
- 226 and 228, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 23 and 25, Cowley Road Sw9Grade II
- 27, Cowley Road Sw9Grade II
- 32-48, Foxley Road Sw9Grade II
- 6-12, Russell Grove Sw9Grade II
- 64-76, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 64-80, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 78, 80 and 82, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 82, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 84, 86, 88 and 90, Camberwell New Road Se5Grade II
- 86, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 88 and 90, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 9-21, Cowley Road Sw9Grade II
- 91, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 93, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 95-103, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- 98, Vassall Road Sw9Grade II
- Caretakers House to the Church of St John the DivineGrade II
- Vicarage to the Church of St John the DivineGrade 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.