About the Petersham Conservation Area
The Petersham Conservation Area covers about 86 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in 1982. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Richmond Golf Club Sudbrook Park, Grade I. 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.
- Richmond Golf Club Sudbrook ParkGrade I
- Box Cottage the Red HouseGrade II*
- Douglas HouseGrade II*
- Garden Gates and Railings Petersham HouseGrade II*
- Harrington LodgeGrade II*
- Montrose HouseGrade II*
- Parish Church of St PeterGrade II*
- Rutland Lodge and Entrance Gate and Piers to Rutland LodgeGrade II*
- Sudbrook CottageGrade II*
- 141, Petersham RoadGrade II
- 143a, Petersham RoadGrade II
- 254, Petersham RoadGrade II
- Avenue Lodge Farm LodgeGrade II
- Cecil HouseGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Elm LodgeGrade II
- Garden Cottage Stables to Douglas HouseGrade II
- Glen CottageGrade II
- Gort House Gort LodgeGrade II
- Ice House at No. 143aGrade II
- Park GateGrade II
- Petersham Church RoomGrade II
- Petersham LodgeGrade II
- Petersham War MemorialGrade II
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- Random and Chestnut CottageGrade II
- Reston HouseGrade II
- Secondary School Building, the German SchoolGrade II
- Sudbrook Park LodgeGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Navigator's HouseGrade II
- Three Chest Tombs in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Albert Henry Scott in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Captain George Vancouver in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Charlotte and Henry Cain in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Elizabeth Grey in the Churchyard in the Church of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Francis Barker in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of John Rudd in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Mary Karze in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of Nathaniel Halhed in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Tomb of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe in the Churchyard of St Peter's ChurchGrade II
- Watchman's Box and Village Lock UpGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPetersham Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames’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 Richmond upon Thames and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.