Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022
P20 Conservation areas
- Development relating to conservation areas will only be granted where it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings, taking into account their significance, views into and out of the conservation area and its positive characteristics indentified in Conservation Area Appraisals and Conservation Area Management Plans.
- The demolition of buildings or structures that make a positive contribution to the historic character and appearance of a conservation area will not generally be permitted. Any replacement buildings or structures must conserve and enhance the conservation area’s historic character and distinctiveness.
- Any harm to the significance of the conservation area or its setting that results from a proposed development must be robustly justified.
- Development relating to conservation areas will only be granted where it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings, taking into account their significance, views into and out of the conservation area and its positive characteristics indentified in Conservation Area Appraisals and Conservation Area Management Plans.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022