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LondonConservation areas in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
41 conservation areas and 84 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Avondale
Designated 2013 · ref. 39
Rules & recordAvondale Park Gardens
Designated 1987 · ref. 33
Rules & recordBrompton
Designated 1971 · ref. 20
Rules & recordBrompton Cemetery
Designated 1985 · ref. 32
Rules & recordChelsea (ref. 26)
Designated 1971 · ref. 26
Rules & recordChelsea (ref. 27)
Designated 1971 · ref. 27
Rules & recordChelsea Estates
Designated 2019 · ref. 41
Rules & recordChelsea Park/Carlyle
Designated 1971 · ref. 25
Rules & recordCheyne
Designated 1969 · ref. 28
Rules & recordColville
Designated 2004 · ref. 38
Rules & recordCornwall
Designated 1969 · ref. 12
Rules & recordCourtfield
Designated 1971 · ref. 15
Rules & recordDe Vere
Designated 1969 · ref. 11
Rules & recordEarl's Court Square
Designated 1975 · ref. 16
Rules & recordEarl's Court Village
Designated 1973 · ref. 14
Rules & recordEdwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon
Designated 1970 · ref. 8
Rules & recordHans Town
Designated 1971 · ref. 21
Rules & recordHolland Park
Designated 1971 · ref. 5
Rules & recordKensal Green Cemetery
Designated 1984 · ref. 31
Rules & recordKensington
Designated 1970 · ref. 6
Rules & recordKensington Court
Designated 1974 · ref. 10
Rules & recordKensington Palace
Designated 1971 · ref. 7
Rules & recordKensington Square
Designated 1969 · ref. 9
Rules & recordLadbroke
Designated 1969 · ref. 3
Rules & recordLexham
Designated 1995 · ref. 37
Rules & recordLots Village
Designated 2014 · ref. 40
Rules & recordNevern Square
Designated 1985 · ref. 17
Rules & recordNorland
Designated 1969 · ref. 2
Rules & recordOxford Gardens
Designated 1975 · ref. 1
Rules & recordPembridge
Designated 1969 · ref. 4
Rules & recordPhilbeach (ref. 35)
Designated 1993 · ref. 35
Rules & recordPhilbeach (ref. 36)
Designated 1993 · ref. 36
Rules & recordQueen’s Gate
Designated 1969 · ref. 13
Rules & recordRoyal Hospital
Designated 1969 · ref. 29
Rules & recordSloane Square
Designated 1971 · ref. 22
Rules & recordSloane/Stanley
Designated 1969 · ref. 24
Rules & recordThames
Designated 1969 · ref. 30
Rules & recordThe Billings
Designated 1979 · ref. 23
Rules & recordThe Boltons
Designated 1973 · ref. 18
Rules & recordThe College of St Mark & St John
Designated 1989 · ref. 34
Rules & recordThurloe/Smith's Charity
Designated 1968 · ref. 19
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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Article 4 - No 100
- Article 4 - No 101
- Article 4 - No 105
- Article 4 - No 106
- Article 4 - No 12
- Article 4 - No 13
- Article 4 - No 14
- Article 4 - No 15
- Article 4 - No 19
- Article 4 - No 22
- Article 4 - No 23
- Article 4 - No 24
- Article 4 - No 26
- Article 4 - No 28
- Article 4 - No 29
- Article 4 - No 3
- Article 4 - No 30
- Article 4 - No 31
- Article 4 - No 32
- Article 4 - No 33
- Article 4 - No 36
- Article 4 - No 37
- Article 4 - No 38
- Article 4 - No 40
- Article 4 - No 40A
- Article 4 - No 41
- Article 4 - No 42
- Article 4 - No 42A
- Article 4 - No 43_44
- Article 4 - No 46
- Article 4 - No 46
- Article 4 - No 48
- Article 4 - No 49
- Article 4 - No 5
- Article 4 - No 50
- Article 4 - No 52
- Article 4 - No 53
- Article 4 - No 54
- Article 4 - No 55
- Article 4 - No 56
- Article 4 - No 57
- Article 4 - No 58
- Article 4 - No 59
- Article 4 - No 6
- Article 4 - No 60
- Article 4 - No 61
- Article 4 - No 62
- Article 4 - No 62
- Article 4 - No 63
- Article 4 - No 64
- Article 4 - No 65
- Article 4 - No 66
- Article 4 - No 67
- Article 4 - No 68
- Article 4 - No 69
- Article 4 - No 7
- Article 4 - No 70
- Article 4 - No 71
- Article 4 - No 72
- Article 4 - No 74
Showing 60 of 84. The full list is on the council's website.
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.