About the Mitcham Cricket Green Conservation Area
The Mitcham Cricket Green Conservation Area covers about 65 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Merton in 1968. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II*.
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.
- Parish Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- The CanonsGrade II*
- 346 and 348, London RoadGrade II
- 55, Upper Green EastGrade II
- Burn Bullock Public HouseGrade II
- Chestnut CottageGrade II
- Dovecote Adjacent to Pond to South East of the CanonsGrade II
- Drinking Fountain and Horse TroughGrade II
- Elm LodgeGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Milestone Opposite Elm LodgeGrade II
- Mitcham Parish RoomsGrade II
- Mitcham War MemorialGrade II
- Newton HouseGrade II
- Numbers 60,62 and 64 With Railings and Gate to Number 64Grade II
- Obelisk at Junction With Cricket GreenGrade II
- Park PlaceGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Remains of Hall Place (chapel)Grade II
- Tate AlmshousesGrade II
- The Vicarage of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Tomb 1 Yard to West of Tomb of Richard Cranmer to South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Tomb of Anne Hall,in Churchyard,5 Yards to North East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBMitcham Cricket Green Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Merton’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 Merton and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.