About the Deptford High Street & St Pauls Church Conservation Area
The Deptford High Street & St Pauls Church Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Lewisham in 1975. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Paul, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
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.
- Sylva Cottages Brookmill Road Article 4 DirecHouseholder works
- Deptford High Street and St Paul's Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- Deptford 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.
- Church of St PaulGrade I
- 13 and 15, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 17, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 19 and 21, Albury StreetGrade II*
- 23-27, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 29 and 31, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 33, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 34-40, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 35, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 37, Albury Street Se8Grade II*
- 43, Albury StreetGrade II*
- 17-21, Deptford Broadway Se8Grade II
- 19-31, Tanners Hill Se8Grade II
- 227, Deptford High StreetGrade II
- 39 and 41, Albury Street Se8Grade II
- 45, Albury Street Se8Grade II
- Carrington HouseGrade II
- Deptford (St Paul's) War MemorialGrade II
- Holland and Company's DistilleryGrade II
- Manze's eel, pie and mash shop and outbuilding to rearGrade II
- Ramp at Deptford Railway StationGrade II
- The Royal Albert Public HouseGrade II
- Walls and Railings to North and East of St Paul's ChurchyardGrade II
- Walls of Former Graveyard to Old Baptist Chapel (now Demolished) and South East Angle of St Paul's ChurchyardGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Zion Baptist ChapelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFDeptford High Street & St Pauls Church 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.