About the Alexandra Road Conservation Area
The Alexandra Road Conservation Area covers about 6.1 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1994. Inside the boundary are 3 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II). The most significant is Alexandra Road Estate Including Walls, Ramps and Steps Community Centre and Boiler House to Alexandra Road Estate Numbers 1-21 (including A and B to Each Number) Numbers 4-119 (including A and B to Each Number on South Side, And A-K to Each Number on North Side), Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
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.
- BasementsHouseholder works
- Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights RemovedHouseholder 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.
- Alexandra Road Estate Including Walls, Ramps and Steps Community Centre and Boiler House to Alexandra Road Estate Numbers 1-21 (including A and B to Each Number) Numbers 4-119 (including A and B to Each Number on South Side, And A-K to Each Number on North Side)Grade II*
- Former Alexandra Priory School and Alexandra Resource CentreGrade II
- Loudoun Road housing, shops and craft workshops, comprising north block (61-83 Loudoun Road, 1-8 Langtry Walk) and south block (49-59 Loudoun Road, 2-62 Alexandra Place).Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlexandra Road Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Camden’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 Camden and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.