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LondonConservation areas in London Borough of Camden
40 conservation areas and 21 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Alexandra Road
Designated 1994 · ref. CA1
Rules & recordBartholomew Estate
Designated 1992 · ref. CA2
Rules & recordBelsize
Designated 1988 · ref. CA3
Rules & recordBloomsbury
Designated 1984 · ref. CA4
Rules & recordCamden Broadway
Designated 2005 · ref. CA5
Rules & recordCamden Square
Designated 1980 · ref. CA6
Rules & recordCamden Town
Designated 1986 · ref. CA7
Rules & recordCharlotte Street
Designated 1999 · ref. CA8
Rules & recordDartmouth Park
Designated 1992 · ref. CA9
Rules & recordDenmark Street
Designated 1991 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordElsworthy
Designated 1985 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordEton
Designated 1988 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordFitzjohns Netherhall
Designated 1985 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordFitzroy Square
Designated 1985 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordHampstead
Designated 1968 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordHanway Street
Designated 1989 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordHarmood Street
Designated 2005 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordHatton Garden
Designated 1968 · ref. CA18
Rules & recordHighgate Village
Designated 1978 · ref. CA19
Rules & recordHolly Lodge Estate
Designated 1992 · ref. CA20
Rules & recordInkerman
Designated 2001 · ref. CA21
Rules & recordJeffrey's Street
Designated 1985 · ref. CA22
Rules & recordKelly Street
Designated 1980 · ref. CA23
Rules & recordKentish Town
Designated 1991 · ref. CA24
Rules & recordKings Cross St Pancras
Designated 1994 · ref. CA25
Rules & recordKingsway
Designated 1981 · ref. CA26
Rules & recordMansfield
Designated 2008 · ref. CA27
Rules & recordParkhill
Designated 1985 · ref. CA28
Rules & recordPrimrose Hill
Designated 1971 · ref. CA29
Rules & recordPriory Road
Designated 1984 · ref. CA30
Rules & recordRedington Frognal
Designated 1988 · ref. CA31
Rules & recordRegents Canal
Designated 1984 · ref. CA32
Rules & recordRegents Park
Designated 1985 · ref. CA33
Rules & recordRochester
Designated 2001 · ref. CA34
Rules & recordSeven Dials (Covent Garden)
Designated 1971 · ref. CA35
Rules & recordSouth Hampstead
Designated 1988 · ref. CA36
Rules & recordSouth Hill Park
Designated 1988 · ref. CA37
Rules & recordSt Johns Wood
Designated 1970 · ref. CA38
Rules & recordWest End Green
Designated 1993 · ref. CA39
Rules & recordWest Kentish Town
Designated 2005 · ref. CA40
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in London Borough of Camden
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- 115, 117, 119, 121A, 127-129 Parkway and 1 Park Willage East (3 March 1983)
- 13-51 (odd) & 16-60 (even) Belsize Avenue (20 December 1994)
- 147 Kentish Town Road (26 November 2013)
- 187 Kentish Town Road (19 December 2013)
- 32-66 (even) & 72-90 (even) South Hill Park, NW3 (South Hill Park Estate Conservation Area) (3 January 1989)
- 33 York Rise, NW5 (Dartmouth Park Conservation Area) (7 March 1980)
- 67 Fitzjohns Avenue area (2 July 1977)
- Basements (3 October 2016)
- Belsize Conservation Area (various properties) (1 September 2010)
- Belsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4 (9 June 2026)
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ) (29 July 2022)
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ) (29 July 2022)
- Fitzjohns/Netherhall Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4 (9 June 2026)
- Frognal Way (1 September 2010)
- Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties) (1 September 2010)
- Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) Non-immediate Article 4 (9 June 2026)
- Launderettes to dwelling houses (Sui Generis to C3) (19 February 2018)
- Primrose Hill Conservation Area (various properties) - UNDER REVIEW (3 March 1983)
- Redington/Frognal Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4 (9 June 2026)
- South Hampstead Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4 (9 June 2026)
- Swiss Cottage Conservation Area (various properties) (1 September 2010)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.