About the Nunhead Green Conservation Area
The Nunhead Green Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 2007. Inside the boundary are 6 listed buildings, all Grade II. 7 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 10 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.
- 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.
- Nunhead Local Town CentreHouseholder works
- Nunhead Local Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF34: Evelina Road, Nunhead Green and Kirkwood RoadHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF51: Nunhead Grove and Nunhead LaneHouseholder works
- MAN OF KENTHouseholder works
- Old Nuns HeadHouseholder works
- PYROTECHNISTS ARMSHouseholder works
- The Beer Shop LondonChange of use
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.
- Beer and Wine Trade HomesGrade II
- Beeston's Gift AlmshousesGrade II
- Church of St AntholinGrade II
- Gates, Piers and Railings to Beeston's Gift AlmshousesGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Shergar Public House (shergar Public House Not Included)Grade II
- Water Pump to Beeston's Gift AlmshousesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNunhead Green 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.