About the Wandsworth Common Conservation Area
The Wandsworth Common Conservation Area covers about 238 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Wandsworth in 1999. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Anne, 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.
- 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 AnneGrade II*
- Church of St MarkGrade II*
- Former Royal Victoria Patriotic SchoolGrade II*
- 1, Trinity Crescent Sw17Grade II
- 20A and 20B St. Ann's CrescentGrade II
- 26, Bolingbroke GroveGrade II
- 26, Wandle Road Sw17Grade II
- Bolingbroke HospitalGrade II
- Boundary Post Immediately North of the Windmill Boundary Post Immediately South of the Windmill Boundary Post South of Junction With Spencer Park Three Boundary PostsGrade II
- Chaplain's House (north West of Main Gate)Grade II
- Church of Holy Trinity (upper Tooting)Grade II
- Five Bollards Off St James's Drive at Tq 276732Grade II
- Former Royal Victoria Patriotic ChapelGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction of Northcote Road and Belleville RoadGrade II
- Parish Boundary Posts South of Triangular Detached Portion of Wandsworth CommonGrade II
- St Mark's Infant SchoolGrade II
- The Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
- Tooting Fire StationGrade II
- Two Boundary Posts North of Junction With Windmill RoadGrade II
- Wandsworth Prison GatehouseGrade II
- Wandsworth Prison Prison Governor's House (south East of Main Gate)Grade II
- Windpump Called the WindmillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWandsworth 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.