London Borough of Lewisham

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 SECTIONS 69 AND 70

EXTENSION OF ST MARYS CONSERVATION AREA, LONDON SE13

This Notice is given pursuant to section 70 of the above Act. On 14 July 1976 the Council designated St Marys, London SE13, a Conservation Area (“the Conservation Area”). On 29 November 2006, the Council has determined that the land described in the Schedule below should be added to the Conservation Area. This decision became effective on 12 December 2006. It is considered that this land has special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance which merits its inclusion within the St Marys Conservation Area. The Council has therefore decided to vary the designated Conservation Area by adding the land described in the Schedule below to the St Marys Conservation Area, London SE13.

The effect of including the land described in the Schedule below within the St Marys Conservation Area (“the Conservation Area”) is as follows:

1. Conservation area consent will now be required before the demolition of any unlisted buildings located in the Conservation Area (other than excepted buildings) can take place.
2. Planning applications for development in the Conservation Area, which would, in the Council’s opinion affect the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, must be given publicity. Representations received as a result of that publicity must be taken into account in determining those applications.
3. Any person exercising any functions, under or by virtue of certain legislation (the Planning Acts, the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, and sections 70 and 73 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act, 1993) in respect of land in the Conservation Area, is under a duty to pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the area’s historic character or appearance.
4. It is an offence, subject to certain exceptions, to cut down, top, lop, uproot, wilfully damage or wilfully destroy any tree in the Conservation Area except with the prior written consent of the Council.
5. The Council is now under a duty to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of the Conservation Area.
6. Permitted development rights for development in the Conservation Area are more restricted than before (persons wishing to exercise those rights within the Conservation Area should first check the extent to which they may do so with the Council’s Planning Department).
7. The display of certain types of illuminated advertisement (namely those at Clauses 4A and 4B of Schedule 3 to the Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992) in the Conservation Area will require express advertisement consent.
8. Specific statutory duties are imposed upon telecommunications operators.

A map showing the full extent of the St Marys Conservation Area as extended may be inspected, free of charge, during normal office hours at the Council’s offices located at Directorate of Regeneration, Planning Service, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, Catford, London SE6 4RU.
J Miller, Head of Planning
Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU.
Schedule
The area added to St Marys Conservation Area, London SE13 is 293-313 Lewisham High Street (odd), 286-328 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 (even) and 59 Ladywell Road, London SE13.
K Nicholson, Head of Law, Duly Authorised Officer of the Council
10 January 2007.