Changes to Permitted Development Rights
The government has announced changes to the permitted development rights for houses. These changes will come in to force on the 1st October. For more information about the changes please follow the links below.

For the legislation click here.

For the Planning Portal guide click here.

Permitted Development (or Permitted Development Rights)
Permission to carry out certain development (for example single storey rear extensions) without the need to make a planning application to Council.

More information about permitted development rights

When are permitted development rights removed?
Permitted development rights are generally removed in one of two ways:

Either by the issuing of a condition on a development to restrict further extensions or alterations. This is known as an Article 3 Direction, and may often be found on post 1960's housing developments and sometimes on properties that may have been previously extended. Another example might be where a house has an attached or integral garage. The use of the garage may be limited. To check on such conditions you are advised to check the Planning History of your property. You can do this by searching our Tell Me About My Property pages.

Or an Article 4 Direction. This is a Direction removing some or all permitted development rights, for instance the removal of front boundary walls within a conservation area.

You can view a list of properties/streets covered by Article 4 Directions and what is covered.

• Dover House Estate Conservation Area
• Heaver Estate Conservation Area
• Latchmere Estate
• Putney Lower Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction
• Roehampton Village Conservation Area - Medfield Street Article 4 Area
• Shaftesbury Park Estate Conservation Area
• Totterdown Fields Estate Conservation Area
• Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.1
• Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.2
• Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.4
• Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.5

There is no fee for these applications. If you are considering making changes to the outside of your property please contact the council first. Advice is available from Development Control or the Conservation and Design Group on 020 8871 8414/6612 or email boroughplanner@wandsworth.gov.uk

Dover House Estate Conservation Area
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some side garden areas of houses.
5. Building walls, fences or gates on front boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6. Demolition of buildings and some front boundaries*.
7. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats, except the painting of rough- cast or render in one of the approved colours, light beige, cream or off - white.

*(Front boundaries over 1 metre in height).

Heaver Estate Conservation Area
The Article 4 direction means that following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some side garden areas of houses.
5. Building walls, fences or gates on front boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6. Demolition of the front boundary or demolition of buildings.
7. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.

Latchmere Estate
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

• External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
• Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
• Building porches at the front of the house.
• Extensions to the house.
• Building walls, fences or gates on front boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
• Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.
• Demolition of buildings and some front boundaries*.

*(Front boundaries over 1 metre in height).

Putney Lower Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction(15 - 36 Commondale)
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some side garden areas of houses.
5. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6. Demolition of the front boundary or demolition of buildings.
7. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.

Roehampton Village Conservation Area - Medfield Street Article 4 Area
(15 - 85 Medfield Street and Hambro House Treville Street)
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some side garden areas of houses.
5. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6. Demolition of the front boundary or demolition of buildings.
7. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.

Shaftesbury Park Estate Conservation Area
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
5. Demolition of buildings and some front boundaries*.
6. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.

Totterdown Fields Estate Conservation Area
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
2. Changes to the roofs of houses; including re-roofing in a different material.
3. Building porches at the front of the house.
4. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some side garden areas of houses.
5. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6. Demolition of buildings and some front boundaries*.

*(Front boundaries over 1 metre in height).

Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.1
(11 - 21 Westover Road)
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. Demolition of part or whole of the front boundary
2. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.

Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.2
(23 - 67 Westover Road)
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. Demolition of part or whole of the front boundary
2. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
3. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front garden.

(Demolition of buildings will require Conservation Area Consent regardless of the Article 4 Direction)

Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.4
(62 - 72 Wandsworth Common Westside)
The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. Demolition of part or whole of the front boundary
2. Building walls, fences or gates on front or boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
3. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front/side garden.
4. External alterations to buildings which would be visible from the street; i.e. all front elevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement of windows and doors.
5. Any changes to the roofs of building; including re-roofing in a different material.
6. Building porches at the front of the building.
7. Painting the outside walls of houses and flats.

(Demolition of buildings will require Conservation Area Consent regardless of the Article 4 Direction)

Wandsworth Common Conservation Area Article 4 Direction No.5
(1 - 29 Rosehill Road, 2 - 18 Rosehill Road, 32 - 46 Rosehill Road) The Article 4 direction means that the following changes need planning permission:

1. Demolition of part or whole of the front boundary.
2. Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front/side garden.

(Demolition of buildings will require Conservation Area Consent regardless of the Article 4 Direction)