About the Caroline Gardens Conservation Area
The Caroline Gardens Conservation Area covers about 2.8 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1968. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- Site allocation NSP71: 760, 812 Old Kent Road (Toys’r’us store), and 840 Old Kent Road (Aldi store)Householder works
- Old Kent Road South District Town CentreHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP71: 760, 812 Old Kent Road (Toys’r’us store), and 840 Old Kent Road (Aldi store)Householder works
- Old Kent Road South District Town CentreHouseholder 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.
- 12A Asylum RoadGrade II
- Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution (caroline Gardens)Grade II
- Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution (caroline Gardens)Grade II
- Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution (caroline Gardens)Grade II
- North Lodge to Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution (caroline Gardens)Grade II
- Railings and Gates to Caroline GardensGrade II
- South Lodge to Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution (caroline Gardens)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCaroline Gardens Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Southwark’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 Southwark and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.