About the Dulwich Village Conservation Area
The Dulwich Village Conservation Area covers about 179 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1968. Inside the boundary are 72 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 69 Grade II). The most significant is Bell House, Grade II*. 8 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 180 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Dulwich Village CA
- 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.
- Dulwich Village Local Town CentreHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Dulwich Village Local Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF43: Dulwich Village and Calton AvenueHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF45: Lordship LaneHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF44: Dulwich VillageHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Crown & Greyhound (due to reopen)Householder 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.
- Bell HouseGrade II*
- Dulwich College, Main BuildingGrade II*
- Dulwich Picture Gallery and MausoleumGrade II*
- 103 and 105, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 50 and 52, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 70-76, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 78, 80 and 82, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 84, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 86, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- 94, 96 and 98, Dulwich VillageGrade II
- BelairGrade II
- Bell CottageGrade II
- Cottage to South East of Dulwich Picture Gallery and Attached WallGrade II
- Court Lane Gate to Dulwich Park and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Court Mount and Attached HandrailsGrade II
- Drinking Fountain Outside Entrance Gates to Dulwich Old CollegeGrade II
- Dulwich College Preparatory School and Attached BalustradeGrade II
- Dulwich LibraryGrade II
- Dulwich Old CollegeGrade II
- Dulwich Toll HouseGrade II
- Elm LawnGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Piers of Dulwich College to the East of the Main BuildingGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Piers of Dulwich Old CollegeGrade II
- Forecourt Wall and Piers to Bell HouseGrade II
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- Former Coach House to North of Number 57 (court Mount)Grade II
- Gates to Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- GlenleaGrade II
- Howlettes MeadGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Inside Portico of North Dulwich StationGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 87 (number 87 Not Included)Grade II
- Lodge and Entrance Gate to BelairGrade II
- Lonsdale LodgeGrade II
- Lyndenhurst HouseGrade II
- Monument to Anne Burgess, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Anne Flint, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Emily Kingsley, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Henry Atkinson, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to John Graham, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to John Willes, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Lieutenant Colonel William Ranken, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Louisa Schroder, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Richard Shawe, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Force, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- North Dulwich Station Including Attached Bridge and PlatformsGrade II
- Northcroft the WillowsGrade II
- Number 101 and HandrailsGrade II
- Number 117 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 97 and HandrailsGrade II
- Numbers 13 and 15 and Attached Hand RailingsGrade II
- OakfieldGrade II
- Old Blew HouseGrade II
- Old College Gate to Dulwich Park, And Attached RailingsGrade II
- Old Grammar School and RailingsGrade II
- Outbuilding North West of Number 41 (oakfield)Grade II
- Park Lodge Next to Old College Gate, Dulwich ParkGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Pond CottagesGrade II
- Pond House and Handrails to StepsGrade II
- St Barnabas Parish HallGrade II
- Stable Block to Bell House and Attached WallingGrade II
- Stable Building to BelairGrade II
- Stella HouseGrade II
- Stone plaque originally affixed to the village lock upGrade II
- The Crown and Greyhound Public House and Attached Lamp BracketsGrade II
- The Hollies the LaurelsGrade II
- The Old Library, Dulwich CollegeGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, Dulwich Old Burial GroundGrade II
- War Memorial at Dulwich Old CollegeGrade II
- War Memorial East of Dulwich CollegeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDulwich Village 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.