About the Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area
The Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 2011. Inside the boundary are 4 listed buildings, all Grade II. 18 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 6 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.
- Site allocation NSP76: Land between the railway arches (east of Rye Lane including railway arches)Householder works
- Site allocation NSP77: Copeland Industrial Park and 1-27 Bournemouth RoadHouseholder works
- Peckham Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP74: Aylesham Centre and Peckham Bus StationHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP76: Land between the railway arches (east of Rye Lane including railway arches)Householder works
- Site allocation NSP77: Copeland Industrial Park and 1-27 Bournemouth RoadHouseholder works
- Peckham Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF1: PeckhamHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF30: PeckhamHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- The HopeHouseholder works
- THE GREYHOUNDHouseholder works
- THE NAGS HEADHouseholder works
- THE KENTISH DROVERSHouseholder works
- The HopeHouseholder works
- John The UnicornHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP74: Aylesham Centre and Peckham Bus StationHouseholder 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.
- 58, Peckham High StreetGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Peckham Rye StationGrade II
- Post Office DepotGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRye Lane Peckham 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.