About the Trinity Church Square Conservation Area
The Trinity Church Square Conservation Area covers about 4.1 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 1968. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings, all Grade II. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 47 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 NSP09: Swan Street ClusterHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP09: Swan Street ClusterHouseholder 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.
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Greater Dover StreetGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk to North East of the Henry Wood HallGrade II
- Number 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-13 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1-15 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 14, 15 and 16 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 16-22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 17, 18 and 19 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 20-32 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 20-40 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 23-29 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 25-47 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 30-44 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 32-42 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 4, 10, 12 and 18 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 45-68 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Ralings to Merrick Square GardenGrade II
- Statue of King Alfred, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- Surrey DispensaryGrade II
- The Henry Wood Hall, Including Gate Piers and RailingsGrade II
- Trinity Arms Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrinity Church Square 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.