About the Walworth Road Conservation Area
The Walworth Road Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Southwark in 2016. Inside the boundary are 6 listed buildings, all Grade II. 22 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 9 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 NSP83: Morrisons, Walworth RoadHouseholder works
- Elephant and Castle Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1Householder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1 Site 1aHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP84: 330-344 Walworth RoadHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP83: Morrisons, Walworth RoadHouseholder works
- Elephant and Castle Major Town CentreHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF2: Walworth RoadHouseholder works
- Protected shopping frontage SF23: Walworth Road, East Street and Camberwell RoadHouseholder works
- Railway ArchesHouseholder works
- Liam OgsHouseholder works
- The BellHouseholder works
- RED LIONHouseholder works
- The TankardHouseholder works
- The Good Intent P HHouseholder works
- Central Activities ZoneHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1Householder works
- Site allocation NSP01: Aylesbury Phase 1 Site 1aHouseholder works
- Site allocation NSP84: 330-344 Walworth RoadHouseholder 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.
- 140, 142, 150, 152, Walworth RoadGrade II
- Harkers StudioGrade II
- Kennedys SausagesGrade II
- Southwark Central Library and Cuming MuseumGrade II
- Southwark Municipal Offices and Attached RailingsGrade II
- The Walworth ClinicGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWalworth Road 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.