About the Clapham Common Conservation Area
The Clapham Common Conservation Area covers about 64 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Wandsworth in 1988. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Clapham Common CA
- 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.
- 13 Boundary Markers 3 Boundary Markers Adjacent to Clapham Mansions 3 Boundary Markers Adjacent to Number 11 Broad Oak, Clapham College 3 Boundary Markers Opposite Marianne Tharton School 4 Boundary Markers, One Each Opposite Numbers 14, 17, 20 and 21Grade II
- 196-222, Broomwood Road Sw11Grade II
- 2 Parish Boundary Markers Adjacent to Clapham Mansions Nightingale Lane 9 Battersea Parish Boundary Markers Parish Boundary Marker Adjacent to Number 11 Nightingale Lane Parish Boundary Marker East of the Bandstand Parish Boundary Marker North East of the Avenue Parish Boundary Marker North of the Bandstand Parish Boundary Marker South of Junction of Clapham Common North Side and Wix's Lane Parish Boundary Marker South Side of Windmill Drive Parish Boundary Marker South West Side of the AvenueGrade II
- 21, Clapham Common West Side Sw11Grade II
- 81, Clapham Common West Side Sw11Grade II
- 83, Clapham Common West Side Sw11Grade II
- BandstandGrade II
- Battersea District Reference LibraryGrade II
- Bollards East and West Sides of Street Near Junction With Nightingale LaneGrade II
- BroadoakGrade II
- Byrom House and Eastward ExtensionGrade II
- Church of St BarnabasGrade II
- Clapham South Station (including Above Ground Station Building and Sub Surface Platforms and Passages)Grade II
- Frankfort HouseGrade II
- Gilmore HouseGrade II
- HollywoodGrade II
- Maitland HouseGrade II
- Railing Between North Side of Windmill Drive and South Side of Mount PondGrade II
- Rochester Deaconesses' ChapelGrade II
- Springwell HouseGrade II
- Springwell House Coach HouseGrade II
- St Barnabas Church HallGrade II
- Western LodgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClapham Common 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.