About the Nunhead Cemetry Conservation Area
The Nunhead Cemetry Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1986. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Nunhead Cemetry 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.
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.
- Chapel of Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- East Lodge, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Entrance Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Henry Daniel, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to John Allan, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Maria Proom, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Oppenheim and Schroeter, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Sophia Kimpton, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Humphreys, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to Vincent Figgins, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- Stearns Mausoleum, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- The Scottish Martyrs Memorial, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
- West Lodge, Nunhead CemeteryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNunhead Cemetry 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.