About the Wandsworth Town Conservation Area
The Wandsworth Town Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Wandsworth in 2023. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is 174 and 176, East Hill, Sw18, Grade II*. 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.
- 174 and 176, East Hill, Sw18Grade II*
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Church RowGrade II*
- Ram (youngs) Brewery ComplexGrade II*
- 140-142, Wandsworth High StreetGrade II
- 178, East Hill Sw18Grade II
- 22 and 24, Putney Bridge Road Sw18Grade II
- 23, West Hill Sw18Grade II
- 25 and 27, West Hill Sw18Grade II
- 29 and 31, West Hill Sw18Grade II
- 33, West Hill Sw18Grade II
- 35 and 37, West Hill Sw18Grade II
- 70, Wandsworth High Street Sw18Grade II
- Church of St Thomas of CanterburyGrade II
- Church RowGrade II
- Cotterell and Allen Table TombGrade II
- East Hill United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Huguenot Burial Ground Paggen Table TombGrade II
- Lamp Standards Outside Wandsworth Town HallGrade II
- Milestone (opposite Number 37)Grade II
- Old County Court HouseGrade II
- South Thames CollegeGrade II
- Spread Eagle Public HouseGrade II
- Stables at Ram (youngs) Brewery ComplexGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Table Tomb to Errington WardGrade II
- Table Tomb to John GilhamGrade II
- Table Tomb to Samuel JohnGrade II
- Terrace of Flats, And Former Laundry Block to the RearGrade II
- The ElmsGrade II
- The Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- The Ram InnGrade II
- Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House including frontage building and boundary wallsGrade II
- Wandsworth Town Hall Wandsworth Town Hall (including Town Hall)Grade II
- Wentworth House With Forecourt Wall, Gate and GatepiersGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWandsworth Town 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.