About the Blackheath Conservation Area
The Blackheath Conservation Area covers about 181 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Lewisham in 1968. Inside the boundary are 132 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 123 Grade II). The most significant is Boone's Chapel (with Short Abutting Wall to East), 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Blackheath CA
- 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.
- 52 Lee Terrace Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- Quentin Road Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- Collins Street Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- St Stephen's Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- 48-84 Belmont Park Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- Blackheath District CentreHouseholder works
- Small HMO Northern ExtensionHouseholder 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.
- Boone's Chapel (with Short Abutting Wall to East)Grade I
- 22 Dartmouth RowGrade II*
- Church of St MargaretGrade II*
- Church of the AscensionGrade II*
- Colonnade HouseGrade II*
- Monument of Sir John Call Bart, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II*
- Perceval House Spencer HouseGrade II*
- The Fludyer Tomb, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II*
- The PagodaGrade II*
- 1 Grote's BuildingsGrade II
- 1-3, Collins Square Se3Grade II
- 1-4, Montpelier Row Se3Grade II
- 1-4, Talbot PlaceGrade II
- 1-6, Aberdeen Terrace Se3Grade II
- 1-8, Church Terrace Se 13Grade II
- 1, Grote's Place Se3Grade II
- 10, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 106 and 108, Blackheath Hill Se10Grade II
- 11-13, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 11-16, Church Terrace Se13Grade II
- 11-21, Tranquil Vale Se3Grade II
- 111 and 113, Dacre Park Se13Grade II
- 115 and 117, Dacre Park Se13Grade II
- 119 and 121, Lee Park Se3Grade II
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- 123-133, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 135, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 137, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 139-143, Lee Park Se3Grade II
- 14 and 15, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 14, Lee Road Se3Grade II
- 15-24, South RowGrade II
- 16 and 18, Lee Road Se3Grade II
- 18, 19 and 20 Montpelier RowGrade II
- 2 and 3, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 2 Grote's BuildingsGrade II
- 2, Grote's Place Se3Grade II
- 20 and 22, Dartmouth Hill Se10Grade II
- 20 Dartmouth RowGrade II
- 22 and 23, Montpelier Row Se3Grade II
- 22-32, Lee Terrace Se3Grade II
- 23-27, Tranquil Vale Se3Grade II
- 258-264, Dacre Park Se13Grade II
- 266, Dacre Park Se13Grade II
- 28, Dartmouth Row Se10Grade II
- 29,31,31a,33 and 35, Tranquil Vale Se3Grade II
- 3 and 4, Grote's Place Se3Grade II
- 3-14 and 25-35, South RowGrade II
- 3-5, The Meadway Se3Grade II
- 3-9, Tranquil Vale Se3Grade II
- 3, 4 and 5 Grote's BuildingsGrade II
- 3, Lloyd's Place Se3Grade II
- 32 and 34, Dartmouth Row Se10Grade II
- 36 and 36a, Dartmouth Row Se10Grade II
- 4, 5 and 5a, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 45 and 47, Tranquil Vale Se3Grade II
- 47-61, Lee Terrace Se3Grade II
- 5, Dartmouth Grove Se10Grade II
- 6 Grote's BuildingsGrade II
- 6, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 7 and 9, Lee TerraceGrade II
- 7, 8 and 8a, Eliot Place Se3Grade II
- 73-87, Dacre Park Se13Grade II
- 9, Eliot Vale Se3Grade II
- 91 and 91a, Belmont Hill Se13Grade II
- Blackheath Quaker Meeting House with cobbled area of forecourtGrade II
- Blackheath Railway StationGrade II
- Carving on Lawn in Front of Holly-Hedge HouseGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Eastnor HouseGrade II
- Eliot Vale House and No. 50 Heath LaneGrade II
- Entrance Gate and Walls to West and South of Merchant Taylor's AlmshousesGrade II
- Forecourt Railings to Number 28Grade II
- Forecourt wall to No 6Grade II
- Forecourt Walls to Montague House and the Annexe and Garden Wall to EastGrade II
- Forecourt Walls to North of Number 6Grade II
- Forecourt Walls to Number 11Grade II
- Former Garden Walls of Number 25 Old Brick Walls Marking Former Boundaries of Grounds of Number 25 Dartmouth RowGrade II
- Former Regency Hotel and 5-7 Montpelier RowGrade II
- Front Railings to Garden of Number 4Grade II
- Garden Wall to North West of SherwellGrade II
- Garden Wall to West of No 6Grade II
- Garden Walls to North and South of Back Garden of Number 3Grade II
- Gate Piers to North of Colonnade HouseGrade II
- Girls' Public Day School Trust SchoolGrade II
- Heath Hill House South East HouseGrade II
- Heathfield HouseGrade II
- Heathview HotelGrade II
- Jubilee Memorial Drinking FountainGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of St Margaret's PassageGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Rectory GardensGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Blackheath Post OfficeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Blackheath Post OfficeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk outside Princess of Wales Public HouseGrade II
- Limeburner Monument, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Lindsey HouseGrade II
- Lord Dacre's Monument, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Lydia HouseGrade II
- Merchant Taylor's AlmshousesGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Montague HouseGrade II
- Monument of Ann Lucas, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Anne Sladen, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Christopher Boone, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Henry Knight, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Ives Hurrey, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Jeremiah Crutchley, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to John Crutchley, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to John Hosier, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Louisa Clarke, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Moses Yeates, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Rev. Thomas Negus, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Butler, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Monument to William Chivers, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Morris Monument, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Old AngleGrade II
- Old Brick Flooring in Garden to South East of Wemyss CottageGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- SherwellGrade II
- Southwark Diocesan HouseGrade II
- The Annexe Adjoining Number 2Grade II
- The Clarendon HotelGrade II
- The Halley Monument, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The Sacred Heart ConventGrade II
- The WedgeGrade II
- Tredway Monument, Lee Old ChurchyardGrade II
- Wall and Gate to West of Number 20Grade II
- Wall to East of Number 22Grade II
- Wall to West of Garden of Number 4Grade II
- Walls to North and West of Garden of Wemyss CottageGrade II
- Wemyss CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
South Rowand 20 Montpelier RowLee TerraceTalbot Place
The council’s appraisal
PDFBlackheath Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Lewisham’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 Lewisham and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.