About the St Marys Rotherhithe Conservation Area
The St Marys Rotherhithe Conservation Area covers about 4.9 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1970. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Rotherhithe, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- THE MAYFLOWERHouseholder 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 Mary RotherhitheGrade II*
- Thames TunnelGrade II*
- 101, Rotherhithe StreetGrade II
- 103, Rotherhithe StreetGrade II
- 105, Rotherhithe StreetGrade II
- 70, St Marychurch StreetGrade II
- 99, Rotherhithe StreetGrade II
- Church StairsGrade II
- East India WharfGrade II
- Engine House and ChimneyGrade II
- Former Engine House in Recreation GroundGrade II
- Grices Granary Film StudiosGrade II
- Grices WharfGrade II
- Hope Sufferance WharfGrade II
- Monument to Prince Lee Boo Approximately 10 Metres West of West Tower Church of St MaryGrade II
- Rotherhithe (St Mary the Virgin) War MemorialGrade II
- Thames Tunnel Mills Including Detached ChimneyGrade II
- Watch House in Recreation Ground, Adjoining Number 70Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Marys Rotherhithe 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.