About the Brockley Conservation Area
The Brockley Conservation Area covers about 115 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Lewisham in 1973. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Hillyfields Sixth Form Centre, Grade II*. 6 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.
- Brockley Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Ladywell Conservation Area Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- Lewisham Way Local CentreHouseholder works
- Brockley Cross Local CentreHouseholder works
- Crofton Park Local 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.
- Hillyfields Sixth Form CentreGrade II*
- 160-166, Lewisham Way Se4Grade II
- 168, Lewisham Way Se4Grade II
- 170-184, Lewisham Way Se14Grade II
- 186, Lewisham Way Se4Grade II
- Cemetery Entrance Gates, Ladywell CemeteryGrade II
- Church of St Andrew (presbyterian)Grade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Deptford War MemorialGrade II
- Deptford War Memorial, Brockley CemeteryGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of Breakspear RoadGrade II
- K2 Telephone kiosk corner of Brockley GroveGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of Tyrwhitt RoadGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Corner of Wickham RoadGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk, corner of Brockley RoadGrade II
- North Annexe to Southern Block of South East London Technical CollegeGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Tomb of Alice, James & David Jones, Brockley CemeteryGrade II
- Tomb of Jane Maria Clouson, Brockley CemeteryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFBrockley 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.