Hampstead Garden SuburbConservation Area

What being inside the Hampstead Garden Suburb Conservation Area means for extensions, lofts, windows and trees — and how to check whether your house is inside the boundary.

Designated

1968

Size

406 ha

Listed buildings inside

290

Article 4

4 found

1 km
Conservation area Listed building

About the Hampstead Garden Suburb Conservation Area

The Hampstead Garden Suburb Conservation Area covers about 406 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Barnet in 1968. Inside the boundary are 290 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 18 Grade II*, 270 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Jude, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1395 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.

What changes inside the conservation area

Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.

Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.

Article 4 directions here

These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.

  • Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1Change of use
  • Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 1Householder works
  • Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 2 Spaniards EndHouseholder works
  • BasementsHouseholder works
  • Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) Non-immediate Article 4Householder works

Listed buildings in the conservation area

Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.

Show all 290 listed buildings ↓

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

Willifield WayAsmuns HillTemple Fortune HillHampstead WayCorringham RoadWildwood RoadAsmuns PlaceRotherwick RoadDenman DriveFarm WalkHogarth HillMeadway Gate

The council’s appraisal

WEBHampstead Garden Suburb Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Barnet’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗

Nearby conservation areas

Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Barnet and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.