About the Liverpool Grove Conservation Area
The Liverpool Grove Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1982. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade I. 8 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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.
- 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.
- Elephant and Castle Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Elephant and Castle Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF2: Walworth RoadHouseholder works
- Queen Elizabeth PHHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1Householder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1Householder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 4a-cHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 4a-cHouseholder 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 PeterGrade I
- 54, 56 and 58, Liverpool GroveGrade II
- Aycliffe House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Gates, Gate Piers, Boundary Railings and Walls to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Numbers 1, 1a and 3-11 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 13-23 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 28-52 and Attached RailingsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLiverpool Grove 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.