About the St Saviours Dock Conservation Area
The St Saviours Dock Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1973. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy Trinity, Grade II*. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove 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.
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF16: DockheadHouseholder works
- THE SHIP AGROUND PUBLIC HOUSEHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder 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.
- Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy TrinityGrade II*
- 22 Shad ThamesGrade II
- 29 Mill Street, China WharfGrade II
- 33, Bermondsey Wall WestGrade II
- 67, George RowGrade II
- Chambers WharfGrade II
- Crown WharfGrade II
- Dockhead Wharf (block to North)Grade II
- Dockhead Wharf (block to South)Grade II
- East Lane StairsGrade II
- Jamaica WharfGrade II
- Java WharfGrade II
- New Concordia Wharf, North East Block With Water Tower and ChimneyGrade II
- New Concordia Wharf, South BlockGrade II
- New Concordia Wharf, St Saviours Dock RangeGrade II
- Presbytery and boundary wall to the Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy TrinityGrade II
- Reeds Wharf B WarehouseGrade II
- Shuters WharfGrade II
- St Andrews Wharf A WarehouseGrade II
- St Andrews Wharf B WarehouseGrade II
- St Georges Wharf ChristiansGrade II
- St Saviours WarehouseGrade II
- St Saviours WharfGrade II
- Unity WharfGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Saviours Dock 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.