Conservation Area Appraisals

What are conservation area appraisals?

The government requires all councils to produce appraisals for the conservation areas in their borough.

Conservation area appraisals are intended to

• Provide an analysis and account of the area
• Explain why it is considered to be of special architectural or historic interest,
• Give a clear indication of the council's approach to its preservation and enhancement

They are also used by the council in assessing the design of development proposals.

Southwark has embarked on a rolling programme of producing appraisals for the borough's 38 conservation areas. This will be a long-term project.

Some appraisals are already in draft form and have been adopted while awaiting their final edit.

Others are adopted for the purposes of consultation and are available for comment by local communities.

Adopted appraisals

The following appraisals have now been adopted. To view these documents you will need Adobe Reader.

• St Saviour's Dock (pdf 845kb)
• Tooley Street (pdf 1mb)
• Tower Bridge (pdf 995kb)
• St George's Circus part one  (pdf 885k)
• St George's Circus part two (pdf 900kb)
• Pullen's Estate part one (pdf 795kb)
• Pullen's Estate part two (pdf 930kb) 
• Borough High Street part one(pdf 840kb)
• Borough High Street part two (pdf 885kb) 
• Dulwich Village part one (pdf 610kb)
• Dulwich Village part two (pdf 1mb)
• Dulwich Village part three (pdf 1mb)
• Bermondsey Street part one (pdf 778kb)
• Bermondsey Street part two (pdf 998kb)
• Bermondsey Street part three (pdf 585kb)
• Bermondsey Street part four (pdf 494kb)
• Bermondsey Street part five (pdf 865kb)

The following appraisals have been adopted and are available as paper copies from the design and conservation team. Details of which are below.

• Camberwell Green
• Camberwell Grove
• The Gardens
• Holly Grove
• Nunhead Cemetery
• Old Barge House Alley
• Sceaux Gardens
• Stradella Road
• Thorburn Square
• Union Street

The following appraisals are adopted for the purposes of consultation and are available as paper copies from the design and conservation team, details of which are below.

• Bankside and Bear Gardens
• Caroline Gardens
• Trinity Church Square

The following are being actively progressed and will be shortly sent to the planning committee in order to be adopted for consultation.

• Addington Square
• Camberwell New Road
• Dulwich Wood
• Glengall Road
• St Mary's, Rotherhithe
• Thrale Street
• West Square

Work is in an early stage for the remaining conservation areas.

• Cobourg Road
• Grosvenor Park
• Honor Oak Rise
• Kennington Park Road
• Liverpool Grove
• Page's Walk
• Sutherland Square
• Trafalgar Avenue
• Wilson Grove.
  

Contact us

Design and conservation team
Tel: 020 7525 5448
Fax: 020 7525 5432
designconservation@southwark.gov.uk
Chiltern
Portland Street
London
SE17 2ES
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm