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LondonConservation areas in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
28 conservation areas and 114 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Cadogan Road Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 15
Rules & recordChrist Church Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 5
Rules & recordClaremont Road Conservation Area
Designated 1987 · ref. 14
Rules & recordCoombe Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1996 · ref. 19
Rules & recordCoombe House Conservation Area
Designated 1997 · ref. 20
Rules & recordCoombe Wood Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. 16
Rules & recordFairfield/Knights Park Conserv Area
Designated 1985 · ref. 13
Rules & recordFishponds Park Conservation Area
Designated 2004 · ref. 25
Rules & recordGrove Crescent Conservation Area
Designated 1985 · ref. 26
Rules & recordKingston Hill Conservation Area
Designated 2004 · ref. 21
Rules & recordKingston Old Town Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. 11
Rules & recordKingston Vale Conservation Area
Designated 2002 · ref. 22
Rules & recordLiverpool Road Conservation Area
Designated 1980 · ref. 10
Rules & recordOakhill Conservation Area (A)
Official record · ref. 12
Rules & recordOakhill Conservation Area (B)
Designated 1988 · ref. 28
Rules & recordOld Malden Conservation Area(A)
Official record · ref. 8
Rules & recordOld Malden Conservation Area(B)
Designated 1971 · ref. 9
Rules & recordPark Road Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 3
Rules & recordPresburg Road Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 18
Rules & recordRichmond Road Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 1
Rules & recordRiverside North Conservation Area
Designated 2004 · ref. 24
Rules & recordRiverside South Conservation Area
Designated 2003 · ref. 23
Rules & recordSouthborough Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. 27
Rules & recordSt.Andrews Square Conservation Area
Designated 1971 · ref. 4
Rules & recordSurbiton Hill Park Conserv Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 7
Rules & recordSurbiton Town Centre Conserv Area
Designated 1991 · ref. 17
Rules & recordThe Groves Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. 2
Rules & recordVictoria Avenue Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. 6
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 Kingston upon Thames
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Ace of Spades (1 August 2022)
- Alexandra Drive (1 August 2022)
- Barwell Business Park A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Barwell Business Park A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Barwell Business Park A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Barwell Business Park A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Berrylands Road (1 August 2022)
- Berrylands Road (1 August 2022)
- Burlington Road (1 August 2022)
- Burlington Road (1 August 2022)
- Burlington Road (1 August 2022)
- Burlington Road (1 August 2022)
- Burlington Road (1 August 2022)
- Cambridge Road (Nos.15-25) (1 August 2022)
- Cambridge Road (Nos.31-35) (1 August 2022)
- Canbury Park LSIS A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington North (1 August 2022)
- Chessington North (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chessington SIL A4D area (1 August 2022)
- Chiltern Drive (1 August 2022)
- Chiltern Drive (1 August 2022)
- Coombe Road (1 August 2022)
- Coombe Road (1 August 2022)
- Coombe Road (1 August 2022)
- Crescent Road (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road North (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road South (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road South (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road South (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road South (1 August 2022)
- Ewell Road South (1 August 2022)
- Hampden Road LSIS A4D (1 August 2022)
- Hook Parade (1 August 2022)
- Hook Parade (1 August 2022)
- Hook Parade (1 August 2022)
- Kings Road (Nos. 155-159) (1 August 2022)
- Kings Road (Nos. 171-177) (1 August 2022)
- Kings Road (Nos.133-139) (1 August 2022)
- Kingston (1 August 2022)
Showing 60 of 114. 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.