About the Tooley Street Conservation Area
The Tooley Street Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within London Borough of Southwark’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is St Olaf House, Grade II*. 14 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- Site allocation NSP55: Colechurch House, London Bridge WalkHouseholder works
- London Bridge District Town CentreHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP55: Colechurch House, London Bridge WalkHouseholder works
- London Bridge District Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF12: Colechurch HouseHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF14: Tooley StreetHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF13: Hay's GalleriaHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- SHIPWRIGHTS ARMSHouseholder works
- THE HORNIMAN AT HAYSHouseholder 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.
- St Olaf HouseGrade II*
- 29, 31 and 33, Tooley StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Tooley StreetGrade II
- Bridge Over North End, London Bridge StationGrade II
- Denmark HouseGrade II
- Fire StationGrade II
- Hays GalleriaGrade II
- London Bridge Hospital (part)Grade II
- London Bridge Hospital, The Riverside Block Behind Tooley StreetGrade II
- Number 10 and Attached Railings to Front Door StepsGrade II
- Shipwrights Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Counting HouseGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Watch House in St Johns Churchyard (recreation Ground)Grade 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
WEBTooley Street 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.