Planning guidance for conservation areas

Character appraisals and management strategies for conservation areas are used to help determine planning applications for external alterations and new development. They also form background documents informing the production of local plans.

Each character appraisal features the history and character of the conservation area and what makes it special.

The management strategy recommends ways to preserve and enhance the area. This could include proposals for changes to the boundary, and buildings to be added to the local heritage list. The purpose is to:

assess whether the existing planning controls are adequate to protect the character of the area, and if not, to recommend additional controls
encourage building repairs and alterations that are sympathetic to the style and character of the buildings in the area.

Maps and adopted character appraisals

The following conservation area appraisals and management strategies have been produced - you can also download a map showing the boundaries of each conservation area below:

Conservation area	Documents	Designation
All	Map showing all 23 conservation areas	N/A
Ashburnham Triangle	Ashburnham Triangle character appraisal, management strategy and map	1980
Blackheath	Blackheath character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance	1968
Blackheath Park	Blackheath Park character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance	2002
Charlton Village	Charlton Village character appraisal, management strategy and map	1971
Charlton Riverside	Charlton Riverside map boundaries Charlton Riverside Conservation Area Character Appraisal SPD	March 2018 March 2021
Deptford High Street	Deptford High Street map boundaries	1976
East Greenwich	East Greenwich character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance	1992
Eltham Green	Eltham Green map boundaries	1975
Eltham Palace	Eltham Palace character appraisal, management strategy and map	1971
Goldie Leigh Hospital	Goldie Leigh Hospital map boundaries	1991
Greenwich Park	Greenwich Park character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance	1970
Plumstead Common	Plumstead Common character appraisal, management strategy and map	1976
Progress Estate	Progress Estate character appraisal, management strategy and map	1971
Rectory Field	Rectory Field character appraisal, management strategy and map	1994
Royal Arsenal	Royal Arsenal map boundaries	1981
Shrewsbury Park Estate	Shrewsbury Park Estate character appraisal, management strategy and map	1992
Sun in the Sands	Sun in the Sands character appraisal, management strategy and map	1995
Thames Barrier and Bowater Road	Thames Barrier and Bowater Road map boundaries Thames Barrier and Bowater Road conservation area appraisal 2021	March 2018 March 2021
Well Hall Pleasaunce	Well Hall Pleasaunce map boundaries	1997
Westcombe Park	Westcombe Park character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance	2002
West Greenwich	West Greenwich character appraisal, management strategy and map Greenwich and Blackheath management guidance Greenwich Town Centre colour guidance note	1968
Woolwich	Woolwich Conservation Area map Woolwich Conservation Area Appraisal	2019 March 2022
Woolwich Common	Woolwich Common character appraisal, management strategy and map	1975