About the Battersea Square Conservation Area
The Battersea Square Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Wandsworth in 2023. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary and churchyard wall and gate, Grade I. 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.
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 and churchyard wall and gateGrade I
- Devonshire House Including Railings and GatesGrade II*
- Old Battersea HouseGrade II*
- Church of the Sacred HeartGrade II
- Katherine Low SettlementGrade II
- Royal LaundryGrade II
- Sir Walter St John's Grammar SchoolGrade II
- St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- St Mary's Vicarage (including Railings and Gates)Grade II
- The Raven Inn Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBattersea Square Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Wandsworth’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 Wandsworth and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.